Heart 2 Heart Birth Center

05/13/2026

🌿 Virtual Informational Meeting on May 29th, 2026 at 6:00 PM! 🌿

Are you thinking about becoming a Midwife?
Already a Licensed Midwife or CPM ready to advance your career with a Bachelor's degree?
Or maybe you'd like to test the waters by training as a Maternal Health Medical Assistant or Birth Assistant?
Join us for our Virtual Info Gathering to learn how to begin YOUR journey!

About Our Programs 🌿
Heritage School of Midwifery offers flexible programs designed to meet you wherever you are in your midwifery journey—from certificate level through bachelor's degree.

Certificate & Associate Degree Programs:
Our CMHMA and Direct Entry Midwifery programs offer blended, distance-learning that pairs online coursework with in-person clinical training and hands-on skills.
Students may complete their in-person components at:
- Abundant Life Birth (Stuart)
- HSM Main Campus – North Port, FL (West Coast)

Bachelor of Science in Midwifery (BSM):
Our BSM program is fully online and asynchronous, designed specifically for Licensed Midwives and Certified Professional Midwives who want to earn their bachelor's degree while continuing their practice.

We're committed to expanding access to midwifery education while providing the high-quality training, support, and real-world experience our students deserve—at every level of their educational journey.

Virtual Info Gathering 🌿
May 29th, 2026 at 6:00 PM EST
RSVP: Send your contact information to info@heritageschoolofmidwifery.com

Ready to Begin? 🌿
Apply here: https://www.heritageschoolofmidwifery.com/apply-now

From certificate to bachelor's degree—Heritage School of Midwifery supports midwives at every stage of their educational and professional journey.

05/12/2026

All 3 of Heart 2 Heart’s birth suites have deep tubs! And yes, you may labor and deliver in them! ♥️

Interesting comparison of epidural and water immersion. NB groups were self-selected, which may have influenced results. "Spontaneous vaginal birth was almost 17 times more likely in the water immersion group [94.5% vs 50.6%] (OR = 16.866 [6.540, 43.480], p < 0.001), whereas the odds of having a cesarean birth were almost 40 times higher in the epidural group [0.7 vs 21.9%] (OR = 39.346 [3.610, 429.120], p < 0.001). The odds of having an intact perineum were more than two times higher for the water immersion group (OR = 2.606 [1.290, 5.250], p = 0.007), whereas having an episiotomy was more than eight times more likely for the epidural group [4.1 vs 26.1%] (OR = 8.307 [2.800, 24.610], p < 0.001). Newborns in the water immersion group showed a better 5 min Apgar score and umbilical cord arterial pH and lower rates in admissions at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Conclusions: Women choosing water immersion as an analgesic method were no more likely to experience adverse outcomes and presented better results than women choosing epidural analgesia." Full paper here https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/19/1919

05/10/2026

🩷Happy Mother’s Day from our heart to yours! 🩷

05/09/2026

A 2023 "Expert Review” article was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The authors present the case:

"...fully integrating the midwifery model of care in philosophically aligned healthcare teams and institutions is a key strategy for addressing healthcare disparities and the maternity care crisis in the United States. Expanding the midwifery model of care would align the United States with peer nations that consistently demonstrate maternal and neonatal outcomes that are significantly better than those found in the United States."

The authors cite the approach to midwifery that is standard in other countries, especially in wealthy European nations, where women have as much as seven times the access to midwives that they do in the United States. They report that midwifery care has improved outcomes by 56 different measures — including lower morbidity and mortality among mothers and newborns, fewer preterm births and low birthweight infants, and reduced interventions in labor.

Source: Combellick, JL, Telfer, ML, et al. Midwifery care during labor and birth in the United States. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Source: Forman, R. Midwifery Review: Adding Care by Midwives Improves Birth Outcomes. Yale School of Medicine.

05/05/2026

Celebrating the Heart Behind the Center and Midwives Everywhere! ❤️

Today is International Day of the Midwife, and our hearts are full. We are taking a moment to celebrate the incredible midwives across the globe and right here in our Central Florida community who work tirelessly to provide safe and empowered care to families. 🌿

At Heart 2 Heart, we are especially proud to be led by our own Midwife, Robin C**n. Robin’s journey to midwifery wasn’t just a career choice—it was a calling. After experiencing the shift from hospital births to the peace and calm of her first home birth, she knew she wanted every mother to feel that same empowerment and love. From homeschooling 8 children to serving as a birth assistant for a decade, Robin never lost sight of her dream. Today, she brings a lifetime of wisdom and a mother’s heart to every family she walks alongside.

To the midwives in every corner of the world, to our local colleagues, and to Robin: Thank you for your dedication, your integrity, and for being the guardians of birth. 🕊️✨

Join us in the comments! 👇 Give a shout-out to a midwife who changed your life or drop a "❤️" to show your appreciation for the hands that catch the future!

05/04/2026

Sweet showers of blessings rained down on us in April!

05/02/2026

Come out and join us at Lake Lily Park in Maitland for Taste of Midwifery! Get your swag bag, free samples and meet all the prenatal and postpartum practitioners! We’re here from 9-2 today. ♥️

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