Meet The Birth Center Doulas
Sarah Korbeck, DPT, CIMI, CLD
(Private and Group Doula)
After fourteen years as a practicing pediatric physical therapist, Sarah feels beyond blessed to have the opportunity to be a part of The Birth Center community. She truly believes that supporting birthing mothers, their beautiful babies, and their precious families is a gift.
She received her Bachelor of Science from Towson University, then continued on to complete her Masters and Doctorate of Physical Therapy, at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine. Following graduation in 2003, she has practiced as a licensed pediatric physical therapist in the Cecil County Public School System’s Infant and Toddler Program, Child Find Program and Special Education program. She is certified by the International Loving Touch Foundation, Inc. as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor (CIMI) and teaches “Mommy and Me” style infant massage class at The Birth Center. Sarah is also an essential oils educator and distributor with Young Living Essential Oils and will be incorporating some essential oils education into her classes. Sarah completed her doula training at The Birth Center through DONA and is a Certified Doula through The Birth Center.
Sarah recently had the opportunity to participate in a mission trip to Haiti, where the birth of a child can be very dangerous due to the conditions they live in and the lack of medical care that they have available to them. Sarah says, “It is something that will fuel me for years to come. We are so very blessed to have amazing places like The Birth Center to support us as we begin the beautiful adventure we call parenthood. What greater gift could I be given, then to have the privilege of walking alongside families and support them on this amazing journey?”
Samantha Sheffler
(Private and Group Doula)
Samantha is a trained doula through TBC. She received her bachelors degree in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise from Virginia Tech. After college she spent some time working with adults, children, and pregnant parents on healthy practices to manage diabetes. While she enjoyed her work, she didn’t feel a lot of passion for that path. She decided to switch careers and work with animals. She spent 15 years working with “aggressive” dogs, and honing her skills in reading body language. She carries that skill into her current doula work. In 2015 she became pregnant with her first daughter and decided to shift attention to her family and become a stay-at-home-mama. This has been her favorite career, by far, and she loves spending her days with her two beautiful little girls. Receiving amazing care from TBC sparked her love for birth and helping parents on their journey into parenthood.
As a doula Sam provides a calm, gentle, easy going environment for birthing parents to relax and be themselves in. Her superpower is staying incredibly calm and focused in chaotic environments. She is resilient and loves when birthing parents feel free to use whatever tone and language suits them during birth. She is skilled in the nuanced art of body language, and takes direction well. She is dedicated to providing individual, attentive, intuitive, and compassionate care.
Annetta Lidy, CD, CBC, CPD
(Private and Group Doula)
After having felt led to become a doula, Annetta feels truly blessed to be working with families at The Birth Center. The gifts she is able to provide her clients cannot compare to the gifts she receives in return by being welcomed into such a beautiful part of their lives.
As a mom of four, Annetta understands the importance of a birth environment that is loving, accepting, fun, and empowered. Annetta prides herself on supporting a safe and caring space for all walks of birth. Having experience in births ranging from homebirth to planned cesarean and everywhere in between, Annetta knows the most important and lasting piece of a birth story is the love and connection felt in the room.
In addition to being a Birth Center certified doula, Annetta is a DONA trained birth doula, a Certified Breastfeeding Counselor with advanced lactation training, and a Postpartum Doula through the International Doula Institute. With a background in theater and early childhood Annetta brings life and fun to every day, especially a birth-day!
Nikkita Jervey
(Private and Group Doula)
Nikkita always had a love and awe for the miracle of conception, labor, and childbirth even before having kids of her own. She has three beautiful children and has had three unique birthing experiences. Nikkita characterizes the delivery of her last baby at The Birth Center as the most peaceful, empowering, miraculous, and transformative experience she has ever had. Reflecting on her different birthing experiences catapulted her desire to support and empower expecting mothers through their pregnancy and labor.
Nikkita received her labor doula certification through “Maternity Wise.” She loves adding a little bit of laughter and a lot of love to every labor and delivery room she enters. She attributes the life she’s been blessed to live as a wife and mother and the calling to be a doula to her Christian faith and the peace that comes with it.
Nikkita’s personal goal is to support every momma she has the pleasure of serving with her whole heart so that the momma can have a birthing experience that makes her proud! She believes that supporting women as they deliver a piece of their heart in human form and enter a new, beautiful chapter of their lives is truly
Paige Dougherty DC, IBCLC, CD(DONA)
(Private and Group Doula)
Paige is passionate about walking alongside families during one of the most
transformative seasons of their lives. With a background as a chiropractor, certified birth
doula, and lactation consultant, she brings a unique blend of clinical knowledge and
heartfelt support to the families she serves.
Originally from Delaware, Paige recently moved back after spending several years in
Florida. Her journey into birth work was inspired by her own experience supporting
growing families through bodywork, education, and emotional care. She’s all about
creating a calm, empowering environment—whether that’s during pregnancy, labor, or
the early days of postpartum.
Paige loves blending evidence-based tools with nurturing, hands-on techniques to help
parents feel confident and supported every step of the way. When she’s not working
with families, you can find her chasing around her toddler or kayaking at Lums Pond.
Casey Carroll, CBD, CPD, CBC
(Private and Group Doula)
Empowering Women Through Every Stage of Birth and Beyond
As a devoted mother of four and a former EMT with over 10 years of experience, Casey
blends compassion with calm under pressure—bringing a rare and powerful presence to
the world of birth and postpartum care. Her journey from emergency medicine to
maternal support wasn’t just a shift—it was a calling.
Certified as a Labor Doula through ProDoula and trained as a Postpartum Doula
through the International Doula Institute, Casey is deeply committed to ensuring that
every woman—regardless of her background or birth plan—has access to a safe,
informed, and empowering experience.
She offers evidence-based education, personalized care, and unwavering advocacy
from pregnancy through postpartum, creating a space where women feel seen,
supported, and strong. More than a Doula, Casey is a fierce ally—walking beside each
family she serves with empathy, strength, and a deep belief in the power of every
woman’s story.
Bethany Crescenzo
(Private and Group Doula)
Bethany was born at Christiana Hospital and has lived in the tri-state region (MD, DE, PA) her
entire life. From a young age, she felt called to motherhood and family life. Over the years, she
has served both locally and internationally through various outreach efforts supporting
underprivileged children and families.
Bethany is a Physical Therapist Assistant with over 10 years of experience working with women
and children. Her entry into women’s health began through supporting women with diastasis
recti and providing lymphatic massage for post-mastectomy care. After welcoming her first baby
in 2017 at The Birth Center, her passion for birth and women’s health became clear.
She is a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist and integrates her pelvic
floor and body-based knowledge into her doula care. After birthing three more babies at home,
and supporting family friends through birth, she was encouraged to step into doula work more
formally. She is certified through Birth Arts International and feels deeply grateful for the
opportunity to walk alongside families during such a sacred and transformative season.
When she’s not homeschooling her children, Bethany loves all things creative, farmers’ markets,
foraging mushrooms with her family, and time at the beach. She loves nourishing others through
food—so you can expect a hearty, home-cooked meal during your postpartum visits.
Molly Jackowski
(Private and Group Doula)
Molly began her doula journey in 2020. Shortly afterward, she became pregnant with her first daughter and experienced firsthand the magic and grounding presence of doula support. That experience deepened her calling, and she began serving families as a doula in 2021.
Over the years, Molly has supported a wide range of births—from unmedicated physiological births to planned repeat cesareans—in hospitals, birth centers, and home settings. In 2023 Molly expanded her clinical skills by working as a home-birth midwife’s assistant and completing 95 hours of lactation education training. In 2024, she enrolled in midwifery school.
She consider it a blessing whenever a family invites her to support them in their journey from
pregnancy to birth to postpartum. Her approach is rooted in individualized, respectful care. It is
her goal that families feel heard and seen. She has strive to understand each family’s unique needs, highlight their strengths, and support them in creating a birth experience that feels empowering.
Molly is a mother of two daughters and has a background in early childhood education.
When molly is not studying or working, She enjoys spending time with her children, crafting, cooking, and riding horses.
Kellie Lynch RN, BSN, (DONA)
(Private and Group Doula)
Kellie—nurse, doula, women’s health herbalist, and mother to many through the sacred work of support. With over a decade of experience as a nurse and a deep-rooted passion for holistic healing, She walks beside women through the seasons of hormonal shifts, fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Kellies’ practice is rooted in presence. She combines evidence-based care with the wisdom of the body, weaving together somatic practices, breathwork, herbal medicine, and intuitive listening. As a DONA-trained birth doula, she supports birthing women and families with calm confidence, heart-centered guidance, and a commitment to informed choice.
Whether you’re sipping tea in Kellies’ garden, creating your birth plan, or moving through waves together in labor, the goal is to help you feel nourished, resourced, and empowered—body, mind, and spirit. From preparing your home for postpartum to holding space for the emotional rites of passage that come with motherhood, Kellie is here to serve as a grounded presence and loving advocate.
Let’s walk this path together.
Meet Our Postpartum Doulas
Casey Carroll, CBD, CPD, CBC
(Postpartum Doula)
Empowering Women Through Every Stage of Birth and Beyond
As a devoted mother of four and a former EMT with over 10 years of experience, Casey
blends compassion with calm under pressure—bringing a rare and powerful presence to
the world of birth and postpartum care. Her journey from emergency medicine to
maternal support wasn’t just a shift—it was a calling.
Certified as a Labor Doula through ProDoula and trained as a Postpartum Doula
through the International Doula Institute, Casey is deeply committed to ensuring that
every woman—regardless of her background or birth plan—has access to a safe,
informed, and empowering experience.
She offers evidence-based education, personalized care, and unwavering advocacy
from pregnancy through postpartum, creating a space where women feel seen,
supported, and strong. More than a Doula, Casey is a fierce ally—walking beside each
family she serves with empathy, strength, and a deep belief in the power of every
woman’s story.
Nikkita Jervey
(Postpartum Doula)
Nikkita always had a love and awe for the miracle of conception, labor, and childbirth even before having kids of her own. She has three beautiful children and has had three unique birthing experiences. Nikkita characterizes the delivery of her last baby at The Birth Center as the most peaceful, empowering, miraculous, and transformative experience she has ever had. Reflecting on her different birthing experiences catapulted her desire to support and empower expecting mothers through their pregnancy and labor.
Nikkita received her labor doula certification through “Maternity Wise.” She loves adding a little bit of laughter and a lot of love to every labor and delivery room she enters. She attributes the life she’s been blessed to live as a wife and mother and the calling to be a doula to her Christian faith and the peace that comes with it.
Nikkita’s personal goal is to support every momma she has the pleasure of serving with her whole heart so that the momma can have a birthing experience that makes her proud! She believes that supporting women as they deliver a piece of their heart in human form and enter a new, beautiful chapter of their lives is truly
Bethany Crescenzo
(Postpartum Doula)
Bethany was born at Christiana Hospital and has lived in the tri-state region (MD, DE, PA) her
entire life. From a young age, she felt called to motherhood and family life. Over the years, she
has served both locally and internationally through various outreach efforts supporting
underprivileged children and families.
Bethany is a Physical Therapist Assistant with over 10 years of experience working with women
and children. Her entry into women’s health began through supporting women with diastasis
recti and providing lymphatic massage for post-mastectomy care. After welcoming her first baby
in 2017 at The Birth Center, her passion for birth and women’s health became clear.
She is a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist and integrates her pelvic
floor and body-based knowledge into her doula care. After birthing three more babies at home,
and supporting family friends through birth, she was encouraged to step into doula work more
formally. She is certified through Birth Arts International and feels deeply grateful for the
opportunity to walk alongside families during such a sacred and transformative season.
When she’s not homeschooling her children, Bethany loves all things creative, farmers’ markets,
foraging mushrooms with her family, and time at the beach. She loves nourishing others through
food—so you can expect a hearty, home-cooked meal during your postpartum visits.
Kellie Lynch RN, BSN, (DONA)
(Postpartum Doula)
Kellie—nurse, doula, women’s health herbalist, and mother to many through the sacred work of support. With over a decade of experience as a nurse and a deep-rooted passion for holistic healing, She walks beside women through the seasons of hormonal shifts, fertility, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Kellies’ practice is rooted in presence. She combines evidence-based care with the wisdom of the body, weaving together somatic practices, breathwork, herbal medicine, and intuitive listening. As a DONA-trained birth doula, she supports birthing women and families with calm confidence, heart-centered guidance, and a commitment to informed choice.
Whether you’re sipping tea in Kellies’ garden, creating your birth plan, or moving through waves together in labor, the goal is to help you feel nourished, resourced, and empowered—body, mind, and spirit. From preparing your home for postpartum to holding space for the emotional rites of passage that come with motherhood, Kellie is here to serve as a grounded presence and loving advocate.
Let’s walk this path together.