Heart 2 Heart Birth Center, Inc. offers personal, comprehensive midwifery care to Central Florida's low risk women seeking an out of hospital birth experience. The Florida Licensed Midwives at H2H have been safely delivering babies outside of hospitals since 1997. The Center opened its doors in November of 2006, and accepts Florida Medicaid as well as other major medical insurance plans. International Midwives Day was celebrated at Heart 2 Heart Birth Center on May 3rd, attended by the Sanford Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting ceremony and an official reading by Sanford's Honorable mayor Linda Kuhn of the Proclamation of International Midwives Day. The proclamation was presented to Heart 2 Heart Birth Center by by Gov. Crist. International Midwives day has been observed in over 50 nations since May 5, 1991. Former Gov. Lawton Chiles was an avid supporter of midwifery care. Gov. Chiles' Childbirth initiative was to have 10% of Florida babies born outside of the hospitals with Florida Licensed Midwives by the year 2000, to lower healthcare costs to taxpayers. Currently midwives still deliver about 3% of Florida babies. Heart 2 Heart Birth Center provides complete prenatal care, lactation services, well women gynecology, nutritional counseling, preconception counseling, and lab services; all in a homey environment that puts you at ease the minute you walk through the door. Call to schedule a tour of the birth center at 407-322-9944, or visit their website at www.H2HBirthCenter.com