Heba Al-Nashef is a highly experienced Registered Midwife. She is of Arab heritage (Palestinian and Syrian) and speaks English and Arabic fluently. Heba grew up in Amman, Jordan, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Midwifery in 2008, followed by a Master’s degree in Midwifery from Nottingham, UK, in 2011.

Soon after graduating, Heba immigrated to Canada to pursue a model of midwifery rooted in evidence-based practice and informed choice. She began her Canadian career at the birth centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where she supported a 50% out-of-hospital birth rate and worked with many clients to achieve physiologic birth.

In 2016, Heba’s love for her family, the mountains, and the ocean brought her to Vancouver. She worked in downtown Vancouver, specializing in caring for Arab, Muslim, and refugee families. She later transitioned to a high-volume practice at the South Community Birth Program to support work–life balance, where she served families for four years.

Heba also holds a leadership role as Assistant Head of the Department of Midwifery at St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH), where she works collaboratively with Family Practice. In 2024, she participated in a humanitarian mission to Gaza with a Canadian NGO, providing care to women and their babies in extremely challenging birthing conditions.

Heba joined the Huckleberry team due to her strong commitment to working alongside the Indigenous midwifery team and the families they serve. In her practice, she is dedicated to delivering premium-quality and client-centred care, with a strong focus on evidence-based practice and physiologic birth. She is thrilled to meet clients and support them and their families throughout their care.

When she is not catching babies, Heba enjoys cooking, reading, travelling, spending quality time with her family and her fluffy cat, and training in mixed martial arts, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu.