Meet The Team
The Beachside team is comprised of some of the most passionate, qualified birth workers in Florida. We are dedicated to providing holistic, compassionate care that respects each family’s unique birth journey. With years of experience in both home birth and hospital settings, our midwives bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to support you through pregnancy, labor, and postpartum.
Each of our midwives is highly trained and brings their own unique background, specialties, and personal touch to the care they provide. Together, we work as a supportive team to ensure you have the best possible experience, whatever your birth plan may be.
Owner of Beachside Midwifery
Sarah Marks | LM
My name is Sarah Marks, owner of Beachside Midwifery. As a Midwifery studies graduate, community health worker, certified doula, lactation counselor, and childbirth educator, I’ve been supporting families since 2000.
Located in Port Orange, FL, Beachside Midwifery is built on the belief that women deserve informed, empowered, and safe birth experiences. I am dedicated to honoring each family's choices with respect and ethical care.
As a mother and wife, I bring both professional expertise and personal understanding to my work, ensuring families feel supported every step of the way.
Lead Midwife
Karen Kennedy | LM, Preceptor
Supporting Midwife
Behiye Yenikomsu | MSM LM, Preceptor Homebirth Midwife
My name is Behiye Yenikomsu and I am a licensed midwife in Florida. I graduated from Bastyr University in 2015 with a Master of Science in Midwifery and have had the opportunities to work at several birth centers before focusing on home birth with my practice in 2018. I was taught my the amazing Karen Kennedy and continue to have the honor to teach future midwives.
I truly believe in the power and strength of women and their ability to birth their babies how they choose - each birth is a miracle to witness, no matter how many I attend, I am humbled every time.
Birth Assistant
Flavia Lima | SM, BA, BD, PFS
My name is Flavia Lima. I started with women’s care at the very beginning of my physical therapy degree program when I took the Urogynecology and obstetrics course in the third semester. Soon I was invited to be a part of a program in a local public hospital serving low income and teenage mothers providing prenatal, labor and postpartum care - getting certified as a urogynecologist physical therapist.
After my graduation, I started my practice as a pelvic floor and OBGYN physical therapist in Brazil and soon I applied and got accepted into an Obstetrics Physical Therapy post graduation program in one of the best Medical School and Hospitals in Brazil. In addition, I became a certified Doula which was wonderful and brought me great integrated skills to assist pregnant women and their families.
Once I moved to the U.S, I funded BirthPhysio, the beginning of my journey as a birth doula, child birth and lactation educator - mostly serving the Brazilian and Hispanic community. In addition, to being a pelvic floor specialist, I retrained as a Doula, Childbirth and Lactation Educator certification at Commonsense Childbirth Institute. Now I am a proud student Midwife at Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery and I can’t wait to serve families in Orlando and its surrounding, especially in the Brazilian community.
Throughout my professional career, I have had the privilege of witnessing the profound impact that birth workers have on childbirth and birth outcomes. “I am truly passionate about births and supporting families."
Placenta Encapsulator & Supporting Midwife
Allison Williams | LM
Meet Allison Williams, she is a Central Florida Licensed Midwife who loves supporting families through their birth journeys. I offer placenta encapsulation services to families that wish keep their placenta and as a supporting Midwife at Beachside Midwifery. I believe that childbirth and motherhood takes a village and it is a privilege to be apart of families villages. Healthy moms and babies are her driving force as a birth worker.
