Meet our midwives  

from left to right:

Mae(student), Christie, Korina, Laura

Midwife

Christie Reynolds

Christie has been working with and learning from homebirth families since 2003. She is a Certified Professional Midwife licensed by the state of Wisconsin to provide midwifery care.

midwife

Korina Bauer

Korina has been working with birthing women since 2004. She has cared for families as a doula, as an OB nurse and most passionately as a midwife.  Quality care to the families we serve stems from the professional support we provide to each other.

Midwife

Laura Baxter

Laura lives with her husband and four children in Wausau Wisconsin. Laura has been a part of In the Beginning since the spring of 2018 and in early 2022 became a Certified Professional Midwife, licensed in the state of Wisconsin.

STUDENT MIDWIFE

“Mae” Fanni Maeposa

I grew up watching my mother lovingly share moments with expecting and new mothers on the street while taking a walk, in the grocery store or on the bus on our way home. They all lit up when they saw her, their midwife, the person who was there throughout their pregnancy and birth. I started taking steps towards becoming a midwifery apprentice and was invited to attend a birth first in the summer of 2021. I was able to commit to being a midiwfery student full time in 2022.

retired midwife

Jane Crawford Peterson

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