Meet the Team

Sarah Simmons, CPM, LM

Sarah is the sole midwife of the Maple Street Birth Center, and the owner of Methow Valley Midwifery. She has been in practice as a midwife since 2014 and involved in professional birth work for over a decade. Midwife Sarah’s care is nurturing and grounding. She has owned and operated Methow Valley Midwifery for the past 6 years, providing home births throughout Okanogan, Douglas, and Ferry counties.

Before moving to Twisp, Sarah worked in a thriving midwifery practice in Tacoma, Wa. She has experience with high risk OB as well as low risk maternity care and excels in knowing when to consult. She is an advocate for safety in home birth and a member of the Washington Alliance for Responsible Midwifery. She and her husband have 6 children and 3 grandchildren. When Sarah is not catching a baby you can catch her homeschooling her boys, canning, gardening, sewing, and loving her grandbabies.

Stefanie Wessel, Student Midwife

Stefanie is a student midwife at Methow Valley Midwifery. She is enrolled in the Direct-Entry Midwifery Program at National College of Midwifery. Stefanie is a Chicago native, and has traveled extensively, but the Methow and Okanogan Valleys hold a special place in her heart after more than 2 years assisting the birthing families here through Methow Valley Midwifery. You’ll most likely meet Stefanie in clinic and she works as the primary birth assistant at the Maple Street Birth Center. She also provides placenta encapsulation.

Before entering midwifery school, Stefanie worked as a river guide and ski patrol in New Mexico and the Grand Canyon. She brings a sense of understated calm in all she does and a wealth of knowledge and experience in delivering equitable maternal and child health care. She is committed to ensuring that the person-centric care model is implemented. Stefanie wants families to feel excited and empowered about their birthing journey and experience. When Stefanie is not at a birth, she is caring for her adorable cats and enjoys being “auntie” to the children in her village of friends.