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Meet the Midwives & Dedicated Staff
​of Alba Birth Center


Heather Kopesky, LM, CPM
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 Heather is the  Clinical Director of Alba Birth Center and she    has a passion for natural childbirth. As a childbirth educator in the community, she has years of experience providing informational and emotional support to women during pregnancy.   In 2013, she became a certified doula through DONA International and has attended many births as a doula and birth assistant in hospital, birth center, and home birth settings. Heather began working at Alba Birth Center as an administrator, doula, and assistant midwife in 2014. After completing her midwifery studies, Heather became a Certified Professional Midwife.  She is licensed by the state of Wisconsin to care for pregnant women, postpartum women up to 6 weeks, and newborns up to 6 weeks.
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Heather has been married to her husband Norm since 1999. They have four children, all of whom were born at home with midwives. Heather enjoys running, reading, and volunteering with her family in the community when she is not caring for mothers and babies at Alba Birth Center. ​

Heather Eckstein, LM, CPM, IBCLC
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Heather   E.  recently moved to Wisconsin and joins the team as a Certified Professional Midwife and  International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Heather began  supporting families as a DONA doula in 2005 and  became a LLL Leader in 2007. She graduated   summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery and a Master of Arts in Maternal-Child Health Systems.  Heather has  worked as a temporary midwife at Alba since 2016 before moving to the area.   She is licensed by the state of Wisconsin to care for pregnant women, postpartum women up to 6 weeks, and newborns up to 6 weeks.
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​Heather is  married to her husband Jason, who has served as active duty military for the last 17 years. They  have eight children, including two sets of identical twins.  Heather enjoys traveling and camping with her family. She is honored to be part of the Alba family.

Katie Duncan, RN, BSN
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Katie Duncan is currently serving as part of the Alba Birth Center family in the role of student midwife. Katie also serves the Fox Valley community as a Registered Nurse while she finishes her studies to become a Certified Professional Midwife. She attended Carroll University where  she graduated with  a  Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Upon graduation, Katie discovered her passion for midwifery and joined the Alba team in 2016. 
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Katie lives in Appleton with  her husband Sam and  their two children, Lucy (3) and Archer (1.5). Both of  Katie's children were born in an out-of-hospital setting under midwifery supervision. Lucy was born in the Iris room at Alba and Archer was born at home. In  her free time  Katie enjoys playing with her children, studying, and drinking coffee.
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Marissa Hazelet, Postpartum Doula & Receptionist
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 Marissa and her family of  three recently moved to Wisconsin from south of Kansas City.  Marissa is a DONA-trained Birth Doula. She is also certified for Birth and Bereavement support with Stillbirthday. She is currently studying to become an assistant midwife. Marissa is a mama to a soon-to-be 3-year old little boy named Kuiper.  She is so happy to be working here at Alba as a Receptionist and Postpartum Doula and she absolutely loves the Alba family.

Sue Kopesky, Receptionist
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Sue has been married to her husband Norm for 45 years. They met just after she graduated from high school and raised a beautiful family together. Sue  has 5 children and 11 grandchildren.  She is the gifted artist who crochets all of the adorable Alba baby hats. Sue  is honored and humbled to play even the littlest part in watching the miracle of growing and bringing a tiny human into this world.  She loves being a part of the Alba family.

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​Alba Birth Center 
Call: 920-882-6200
Email: heather@wisconsinmidwives.com

​308 E Northland Ave.
Appleton, WI 54911
Serving the Fox Valley area


Alba Birth Center         920-882-6200
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