Redemption: the act of making better or more acceptable

Midwifery: the art, act, or process of producing, bringing forth, or bringing about

Redemption Midwifery was birthed out of a desire to offer better, more acceptable holistic services, and experiences for women as they become mothers, bringing forth children, and birthing families. We believe very strongly in supporting parental choice for what you feel is best for you and your family.

You deserve to have the care, support and birth that you desire!

**Meet Midwife Christine Kunkel, CPM, LM, CHt, CLC, BS, HBCE**
Christine began her journey into birth work in 2010 when she attended and photographed a friend’s birth and was asked if she was a doula. She is passionate about helping women experience empowered pregnancy, labor, birth experiences and supporting their informed choices through the process. Christine volunteered at a crisis pregnancy center for over two years when she lived in Hawaii before relocating back to the DMV area. She began working as a doula in 2014 after completing her DONA doula training and soon felt called to midwifery. She enrolled in National College of Midwifery and began apprenticing in the fall of 2017 and continued long after she finished her clinicals in 2019. Christine passed the NARM exam in 2021 and began her midwifery practice. She has attended over 440 births, of which over 170 was as a student, over 120 in her own practice, including multiple sets of twins and a breech first twin. Christine completed Breech Without Borders Pro workshop and Reteach Breech with Dr Stu workshops in 2022 and 2024.. Christine is also a DONA Certified doula, a certified HypnoBirthing® practitioner, Rebozo certified, trained in Spinning Babies techniques, Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC),, Certified Hypnotherapist, Certified HypnoBirthing® Fertility Consultant and APPA Certified Placenta Arts Specialist. Christine has one adult daughter and recently helped her welcome her first baby. Christine’s faith is the foundation of everything she does, she loves spending time with loved ones, living a healthy lifestyle, being outside (especially the beach),, gardening, cooking, and knitting in her spare time. Christine is licensed to practice midwifery by the Virginia Board of Medicine and the Maryland Board of Nursing, and the Florida Department of Health, certified in Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) and CPR, a CPM and a member of the Virginia Midwives Alliance. We serve home birth families in Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Florida and surrounding areas.

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Meet our birth Assistants

Allie Demes

Allie is a wife, mom, and former special education teacher whose heart for supporting families grew out of her own experience with loss.

In October 2021, she began serving moms as a bereavement doula, and in 2022, her journey expanded into serving moms as a birth doula as well. Walking through both grief and joy with the Lord in her own motherhood shaped the way she now comes alongside others—with tenderness, love, faith, and steady encouragement.

She is a Certified Birth + Bereavement Doula, a Certified HypnoBirthing® International Childbirth Educator, a Certified Body Ready Method® Active Pro (currently pursuing BRM Teacher Certification), a placenta encapsulation specialist, and a birth assistant. She is also certified in NRP and CPR. Through each of these roles, Allie’s passion is to prepare, support, and empower families—whether they’re welcoming new life, navigating loss, or finding space for both.

When she’s not serving families, you’ll find Allie outside with her husband and children, enjoying photography, reading, homeschooling, with church, and/or chasing after new things to learn. Her life is rooted in both the wisdom that comes from sorrow and the joy that comes from love—two threads she gently holds for the families she supports.

You can find Allie here.

Birth Assistant

Ella Scarberry

Ella is the owner of Eleanor’s Coffee and Cake in Downtown Palmetto. Ellas is passionate about holistic health and was the smiling face that greeted you at Pinnacle Chiroptractic before starting her own business. Ella’s passion about birth goes back to her own birth, having been born at home. She is certified in NRP and CPR.

You can find Ella here.

Birth Assistant

Birth Assistant

Paige Charron

Paige is a wife, mother, Birth Assistant, Holistic Motherhood Wellness Coach, Postpartum doula and Herbalist. She has a diverse background in health sciences and 10 years of experience, she recognizes that thriving in today’s culture is both an art and a deeply personal journey guided by God’s wisdom. Each person is uniquely created, and her goal is to weave together practical tools, nourishment, and encouragement that empower women in their experience while reminding them of their God-given strength.

Pregnancy and birth are sacred gifts, postpartum is a season of transformation, and every woman deserves to feel deeply supported through it all. She is honored to walk alongside families as they welcome new life, shift into new rhythms, and embrace their evolving identities in this next season—trusting God’s hand in every step. Her role is to gently guide them toward balance, vitality, and intentional living, so they can truly thrive in body, mind, and spirit.

This work is not just a calling—it is a sacred privilege. Every family’s story matters, and she is honored to serve with compassion, presence, care, and faith.

Paige is certified in NRP and CPR.

You can find Paige here.