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Celebrating 3 years of love at the Community Roots Collective
Can you believe it's been 3 years of the Community Roots Collective?! We can't either! We want to share our excitement with you and invite you to celebrate with us on Sunday, May 20th from 1-4 pm....
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Food co-op is back!
The Community Roots Collective is now a pickup location for the JAMM food coop.Read below to see how you can participate! JAMM is a local fruit and veggie co-op serving the Tampa Bay area. Join the...
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Are two midwives better than one?? | Tampa Bay Home Birth Midwifery
Homebirth in America takes many forms depending on the region, local standards of care, laws, and geography. Credentialing for midwives varies just as widely because of these factors. For midwifery in...
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Giving & Growing our Community Roots
We celebrated our 3rd birthday a few weeks ago and it was a great milestone to celebrate! We are so proud of the work we've done for the past three years and hope to continue to grow our programs and...
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Volunteering with the Roots | Meet Whitnee
You may be seeing some new faces around the Roots and this is one of them! Introducing Whitnee Doreste! Whitnee is a doula, artist, and new Tampanian in town.From Whitnee:I heard about Community Roots...
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Affordable Pregnancy Care in Tampa | Tampa Bay Midwife
Some of you may have heard about our Barefoot Birth project we started way back in 2013. The Barefoot Bus provided an 'easy access' model of care to families right in their own neighborhood. With...
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Our Monthly Meet the Midwives Night | Tampa Bay Midwifery & Homebirth
Deciding on your birth team is a huge decision and you likely have so many questions as you navigate this overwhelming process! We love to cozy up with a family, dive deep into their childbearing...
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Big Latch On 2018
Thanks to all who joined us for the Big Latch On at the Green Mommy Store this year!The Big Latch On is a global event and we were excited to be a part of it.The Global Big Latch On takes place...
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A Healing Home Birth Story for a Survivor Who Reclaimed Her Power
***TRIGGER WARNING***Our little angle is two months old! I can't believe it has been two months since I faced my fears about an un-medicated birth, and brought this wonderful blessing into the world!...
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New faces at the Roots
Hey there... We have some new faces on our volunteer team here at the Roots! We'd like to introduce you to a few of the peer leaders starting up in our free groups this September. These leaders are...
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Honoring Pregnancy Loss this October
As part of our mission at the Community Roots Collective we honor October as Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness month. We invite you to join the several local events hosted by the Roots and other...
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Astrid | Sharing Our Second Trimester Loss
“It rained every day that month. I remember it quite clearly. I was on my back porch, laying in my hammock. Each time I pressed the ground with my foot, the hammock straps rubbed against the post and...
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Our 2nd Annual Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Walk
Thanks to all who came out to our second annual family walk to commemorate Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day on October 13, 2018. We are so glad to continue this conversation to reduce the...
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Katelyn's Home Birth Story | Tampa Bay Home Birth
All the way back before I even got pregnant I would read beautiful birth stories and so when I got pregnant with my first I didn’t for once think I wouldn’t have an amazingly beautiful birth. Well, it...
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How you can help us GROW our *Roots*
Why support the Community Roots Collective?We aim to create space for parents to find community in the Tampa area through:+ Peer led support groups and playgroups+ Wellness classes and support...
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Our 2019 Statistics | Tampa Bay Midwifery & Home Birth
When we opened the home birth arm of our practice in 2013 we promised to keep with our transparency pledge and publish our stats each year. A few years in to that promise the state of Florida changed...
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Thoughtful Midwifery Care Right Here in Brooksville, Florida
A first time mother-to-be is beyond elated for the life blooming in her womb and at 19 weeks, is beginning to feel little flutter-by movements within. They started seeing the obstetrical practice that...
View ArticleA Love Letter to my Midwives | Tampa Bay Midwifery & Home Birth
"- A Love Letter To My Midwives - Women will often say that the day their baby is born is one of the best days of their lives. While Royce's birth will be one of my most cherished memories, always,...
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Our Volunteer Wish List 2020 | Tampa Bay Mom & Family Support
As a 501c3 non profit we are only as strong as our community support! Outside of direct donations we depend on folks sharing their time and talents as volunteers. We are so grateful to have had so many...
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Virtual Prenatal Care during the time of COVID-19 | Tampa Bay Midwifery
A hallmark of midwifery care we love to share is our ‘high touch, low tech’ approach to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Due to COVID-19 our practice and many other health care...
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