Meet the Team
Marisa - Homebirth Midwife, Birth Doula
When you receive care from Marisa as a midwife, you will find that this is where Christian values meet the autonomy of homebirth. She is a maternity care provider who truly cares about you as a whole person. She has deeply rooted trust in God's design of women's bodies to birth their babies. Marisa supports and respects your informed decision making throughout the entire prenatal, birth, and postpartum time. Marisa received her Bachelor's of Nursing in 2019 from Wisconsin Lutheran College. Marisa obtained experiences as a CNA and RN at a local hospital, primarily in Trauma/Surgery, ICU, mother/baby, and pediatrics. Later on she became a mother, doula, and then a midwife. Marisa has been a licensed and Certified Professional Midwife since Spring 2025.
A doula since 2022, Marisa continues provide doula services to repeat doula clients and attends new clients' births under special circumstances. No matter where your planned birth location, she is ready to help you have the best birth experience possible. Marisa ensures that you are given full informed consent in your birthing process regardless of who you are receiving care with. She helps support the design of birth with her skills, knowledge, and experience. Marisa also provides services in collaboration with new doulas on a mentorship basis.
Marisa travels up to 75min for midwife clients. She also travels up to 75min for doula clients, however an additional distance fee applies to doula clients greater than 45min away. Distances calculated from New Berlin, WI.
Sarah Garsombke - Birth Doula, Lactation Specialist
Sarah stepped into her role as birth doula in the year following the birth of her first baby, whose birth inspired her passion for supporting other families through pregnancy and birth. During her own pregnancy, she immersed herself in learning about the birth process, and ultimately had her baby at Authentic Birth Center. This experienced opened her eyes to this new calling of becoming a doula.
Sarah is certified as a doula through A Woman Who Serves, and holds a lactation counselor certification as well. She can't wait to walk alongside women as they pursue their goals--whatever that may look like for them.
In her free time, Sarah enjoys spending time outside with her family and dog Luna, baking, or crocheting.
Cassie Ley - Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, Postpartum Doula
Cassie's interest in birth began even before her own birth experiences, and she long believed she would one day become a birth doula in God's timing. Having supported women before birth through childbirth education and after birth as a postpartum doula, she is delighted that the time has now come to serve women during birth.
Through the homebirth experiences of her two daugthers, she gained an understanding of how deeply transformative birth can be, and how its effects stretch beyond the birth-day. Her desire is for women to feel supported, for the birth to be an empowering experience, and for moms to trust themselves.
Outside of being a "birth nerd," Cassie enjoys making healthy food taste good, practicing pilates, and spending her days with her daughters.
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