Maternal heart health · Florida
By the third trimester your heart is moving far more blood than it did before. Heart for Moms Inc makes sure someone is checking on it — with screening, plain-language education and a community that keeps showing up long after the baby arrives.
Who we are
To improve the health and well-being of pregnant women by preventing pregnancy-related heart disease.
We do it through five things we can actually deliver on the ground: education, early screening, access to quality healthcare, community support, and advocacy.
Read the full missionA future where every pregnant woman has what she needs to prevent cardiovascular disease.
Knowledge, resources and healthcare — within reach of every mother, in every ZIP code, for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy year after it.
Read the full visionWhat we do
Screening tells a mother where she stands today. Education tells her what to watch for tomorrow. We run both, in the neighborhood where mothers already are.
Screening
One sitting that tells a mother exactly where her heart stands — and what to do next. Every screening ends with her numbers explained in words she can repeat to her family and her doctor.
Education
Workshops for mothers and for the people around them — partners, mothers-in-law, church groups, employers. No jargon, no lectures. Just what matters and when to act.
Know the signs
Tiredness and swollen feet are common. These are different. If any of them show up during pregnancy or in the year after birth, get medical help the same day.
Pain, pressure or tightness in the chest — at rest or on light activity.
Breathlessness that is new, sudden, or wakes you at night.
Severe or constant, especially with blurred vision or spots.
In the face or hands, or swelling that appears very quickly.
Feeling faint, losing consciousness, or repeated light-headedness.
A heartbeat that won't settle, or one that feels irregular.
In an emergency, call 911. Tell them clearly that you are pregnant, or how many weeks ago you gave birth — it changes how you are treated. Trust yourself: if something feels seriously wrong, it is worth the visit.
Why it matters
Pregnancy puts the cardiovascular system under real strain, and the strain does not stop at delivery. When blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar are checked early and explained clearly, a dangerous pregnancy can become a monitored one.
Sources: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; American Heart Association.
How it works
Email us, or find our team at a community event, clinic day or partner church. Tell us how many weeks along you are and where you are based.
1Blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes risk, BMI, family history and lifestyle — reviewed together in one visit, with time to ask questions.
2You leave with your numbers, a plan you understand, and a way to reach us — through delivery and through the first year after birth.
3Get involved
Clinicians, community organisations, employers and neighbours — there is a role here for all of you.
Help run screening days, translate at workshops, or drive outreach in your own neighbourhood.
Clinics, churches, community centres and employers — host a screening day or a workshop for the mothers you already serve.
A donation pays for test strips, cuffs, printed materials and the van that takes them where they are needed.
Contact & corporate partnership
Whether you want a screening, a workshop for your group, or want your company to sponsor our work — this reaches us directly. Companies can also use our dedicated Corporate Partner page.
Florida, United States
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