Sophie Fäs completed her Bachelor's and Master's degree in History and German Studies at the University of Basel. She wrote her master's thesis on midwifery in Fricktal in the 18th century. Since autumn 2021, she has been working on her dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Caroline Arni has started. Since April 2022, her doctoral project on the transition from home birth to hospital birth has been funded by the SNSF.