Blog & Events
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Postpartum Depression / Perinatal Mood Disorders
Help for Postpartum Depression / Perinatal Mood Disorder
Midwives & Doulas In The News – CNN Report
CNN reports that Midwives & Doulas can improve health care access and quality of care to moms and babies.
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. Losing a baby or child at any age or stage is not easy and it can be one of the hardest things in life to face. It's comforting to know that when walking through loss and grief, there are people around us who...
Join Our Breastfeeding Support Group
If you are breast feeding or plan to breast feed, we invite you to join us for our Breastfeeding Support Group for valuable learning and lactation help. This is an opportunity for you to learn more about breastfeeding, prepare for breastfeeding, to get one on one...
Statistics for 2019
Here are our Statistics for 2019! I appreciate the hard work of our team, and while the numbers are very important, there are so many other things that we can't put a number on and are not in our annual report. Things like midwife response time, education,...
Comfort Measures for Labor
Saturday, June 8, 3-4 pm. Join us for Birth Prep as we discuss various comfort measures and positions for labor. There will be practical hands on demonstrations of positions, massage, essential oils, rebozo, and ball work. Bring your partner so they can learn how to best help you in labor. Drinks & Snacks provided.
Birth Center on the Big Screen!
If you’re headed to the theater this weekend, look for the Sweet Child O’ Mine Birth Center ad on the big screen. -Brandon, Riverview, Gibsonton
Breastfeeding Support Group
Breastfeeding Support Group in Brandon, Florida. If you are pregnant and plan to breastfeed your baby or are breastfeeding and would like additional lactation help and instruction, please join us for our regular breastfeeding support group on the first and third Tuesday morning of each month.
Breastfeeding Support Group
If you are breast feeding or plan to breast feed, we invite you to join us for our Breastfeeding Support Group for valuable learning and lactation help. Tuesday, March 19th, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – hosted by Kim Verbarg, Licensed Midwife Breastfeeding Support...
Looking for a Birth Doula?
If you are looking for a doula or are interested in learning more about preparing for your birth, please join us for our free monthly Meet the Doulas Meeting! We meet in the Education Room at Sweet Child O' Mine Birth Center. The address is 215 Lithia Pinecrest Road,...
Doula Service Now Available Through Sweet Child O’ Mine
We are happy to announce that Sweet Child O’ Mine is now offering Doula Services. No matter where you plan to deliver, a Doula is a valuable resource to a birthing mother and her family. We know that giving birth is often a vulnerable time for a family. Not only are...
Our Newest Birth Suite
We are thrilled to introduce our newest birth suite! This birth suite will accommodate a third mom in labor in the event both of the main birth suites are occupied. The Mandala Suite contains a bed, birth tub, sink/kitchen area (as well as direct access to full...
128 Babies Born at Sweet Child O’ Mine in 2017
Sweet Child O’ Mine Statistics for 2017 128 Babies Delivered - 107 Birth Center, 21 Home Birth 5.2% Transfer Rate in Labor (7 out of 135: 4 for waters released without sufficient contractions and progress, 1 for maternal exhaustion/failure to progress, 1...
Sweet Child O’ Mine Birth Center Statistics for 2016-2017
Each year in July, we report to the Agency for Healthcare Administration and the Florida Department of Health. We take this annual opportunity to review our data and publish our statistics for the previous year. I am very proud of our team at Sweet Child O'...
Sweet Child O’ Mine Birth Center Statistics
Each year, Birth Centers and Midwives all throughout Florida submit an annual report to the Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA) and to the Florida Department of Health Council of Licensed Midwifery with statistics about their practice. We tally our work for...
Nitrous Oxide for Pain Relief in Labor
Sweet Child O’ Mine offers Nitrous Oxide, commonly called “laughing gas”, for pain relief in labor. If this is a service that you are interested in, please discuss it with your midwife. - What is Nitrous exactly? Nitrous oxide use for labor pain is a mixture of...
Birth Center Grand Opening – Now Accepting Birth Center Clients
We are now a Florida Licensed Birth Center (BC350) and are currently accepting clients wanting to deliver at the Birth Center. We are accepting transfer clients up to 34 weeks gestation. Our 3400 square foot facility features two beautiful and completely private...
Celebrate Licensed Midwives Week!
This week has been proclaimed Florida Licensed Midwives Week by the office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist, coinciding with National Midwifery Week, a time to recognize the contributions of Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs), Certified Midwives (CMs) and Certified...
Homebirth in the News
NPR reported on the rise of homebirths with midwives in the United States.
Sweet Child O’ Mine in the Osprey Observer
Article published in the March, 2010 edition of the Osprey Observer. Brandon Area Midwife Brings Childbirth Experience to Comfort of Home. Sweet Child O’ Mine, midwife homebirth service in Brandon, Tampa, Florida.
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