MEET SAM

~Certified Professional Midwife

~Founder & President, Sage Midwifery

My name is Sam Sewell, I’m a proud queer midwife and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I have been advocating for reproductive justice for over 20 years. As a native Texan, I come from a family with a strong matriarch who taught me the value of hard work, resilience, and the power of a loving family. In 2006, I moved to Washington, D.C. to work in the social justice non-profit sector. In addition to my paid work in social justice, I served on various boards including the Younger Women’s Task Force, the Arlington Commission on the Status of Women, NARAL Virginia, and co-founded the Northern Virginia Take Back the Night and Rally Against Rape.

It was the birth of my son in 2011, a planned home birth that ended in cesarean section/belly birth, that led me to pursue the path of birth work—first as a doula and now as a midwife. I began my midwifery education and training in 2013. During the course of my midwifery training , I had my second child via VBAC/HBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean/homebirth after cesarean) which further fueled my passion to provide midwifery care for families in the DC Metro Area. I have been fortunate to train under some of our region’s most experienced midwives, attending births both in the  home and at a birth center. I graduated from National Midwifery Institute in 2019, and have a B.A. from the University of North Texas (2005).

I am a Certified Professional Midwife and a Licensed Midwife in Virginia and Maryland. I live in Springfield, VA with my spouse, two children, and hound dog. In my spare time I engage in community activism, care for my succulents and veggie garden, and spend time with friends.

MEET LINSAY

~Director of Community Engagement

Hi! I’m Linsay Hiller (she/her) and it is my immense honor to be part of the Sage Midwifery team. The love, compassion, respect, and security I felt as a home birth client of Sam for the pregnancy and birth of my third child was life changing for me and my family. My role at Sage is to help pregnant people with the emotional preparations before birth by leading the Surrender to Birth program and conducting Birth Story Medicine Sessions.

My work in birth includes facilitating deep, honest conversations about the realities of new parenthood and motherhood, helping mothers and birthing parents process traumatic birth experiences through personal Birth Story Medicine® sessions, and being a passionate childbirth educator at the company I co-founded, Enriched Birth.

Helping change the narrative around birth by empowering expectant parents, providing free education to expecting teens and those without an ability to pay, and helping normalize midwifery care and making doulas and midwives more accessible, are some of my greatest passions.

I live in Mount Vernon, VA with my three young children, husband, and two cats. In my spare time (ha!), I love to read, enjoy quiet evenings where I passionately tell my husband all the ways I’d like to change the world for my children, and paint.

I can’t wait to get to know you!

MEET JASMINE

~Student Midwife

I am Jasmine Samuel (she/her). I am the first generation American born child in my family. My parents raised me with their traditional Caribbean backgrounds, including their culture around childbirth and pregnancy. I strongly believe in empowering women throughout their pregnancy and perinatal journey to trust in the amazing capabilities their body posseses. I became a Doula in 2019 and fell in love with pregnancy and the childbirth process. As a social worker, I believe I was given my voice to advocate for the respect, health, inclusion, reproductive rights and so much more for women. I am continuing my journey to become a Perinatal Mental Health Therapist and a Certified Professional Midwife. I aim to incorporate the importance of physical and mental well-being for pregnant women and their families to feel love, trust, and peace in their parenting journeys. I am grateful to be a part of Sage Midwifery and look forward to being a part of your journey!