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The LOVE Approach Ultrasound Clinical

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“[Our Medical Director] absolutely LOVED it!!!
She learned so much and she has recommended that our future medical team will attend this training for ultrasound.
She said it was comprehensive and LOVED the spiritual component to the training, which provides life-long networking.
Thank you so much for all you do!”

- LAUC Attendee, Fall 2025

While there are various ultrasound trainings available for nurses and sonographers who work within the pregnancy help movement, Heartbeat International has championed a new form of training that connects the technical needs and the spiritual needs for those working in pregnancy help. The training is held in two parts: First, students complete an online ultrasound training* through Heartbeat International’s Academy, which meets the Association of Women's Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines for didactic training, as well as completing 25 abdominal and 5-10 transvaginal limited obstetrical scans as a prerequisite** to prepare for the in-person training. Next, students come on-site to participate in an in-person scan lab experience with one-on-one instruction from educators who are also sonographers credentialed in RDMS (OB/GYN) and RNs who have multiple years of experience imaging in Pregnancy Help Clinics.

By combining the technical, practical, and spiritual elements into one pregnancy help medical training, trainees will work toward becoming equipped, qualified, and ready to scan within their center. Looking for training for other Pregnancy Help staff? Click here!

This Clinical will include:

  • 50+ Scanning Drills
  • Pregnant models of all gestations
  • Unique L.O.V.E. Approach Method of imaging the preborn babies
  • Competency scanning pathology typically encountered in Limited Obstetric Diagnostic Ultrasound
  • First simulation training offered nationally in the Pregnancy Help movement
    • Transvaginal instruction on simulation models
    • Mastering skills by scanning a simulated ectopic pregnancy
  • Image Reviews
  • Spiritually focused instructional approach
  • Case Studies
  • How to introduce a mom to her baby for the very first time
  • Skills Evaluations for those completing training
  • Supportive team to reinforce your calling

*Heartbeat International will offer 20 Continuing Education Contact Hours for nurses for the didactic portion of training and 12 Continuing Education Contact Hours for nurses for the clinical portion of training. Heartbeat International is an approved provider through the California Board of Nursing, Provider Number 16061.

The focus of the clinical event is on repetition and volume, along with spiritual encouragement and reinforcement of techniques and knowledge gained from the didactic training. The ideal participant is someone who is self-motivated and confident and needs a high volume of scans for training. This event is fast-paced and filled with drills, techniques, and one-on-one instruction from educators who are also sonographers credentialed in RDMS (OB/GYN) and RNs who have multiple years of experience imaging in Pregnancy Help Clinics. Each participant receives a skill evaluation by our instructors; however, Heartbeat International does not certify or credential any medical professional. The final determination of when a nurse can scan in a clinic is made by individual Medical Directors.

Are you concerned about retaining nursing staff after investing in ultrasound training? We understand this may be a concern. That’s why we’ve gathered data from our LAUC training events to help put your mind at ease and show you the lasting impact of this investment:

  • Post-event surveys show that 98% of those who attended LAUC continue to work in pregnancy help.
  • After one year, 93% of attendees have continued in their clinic roles.

The L.O.V.E. Approach Ultrasound Clinical includes:
20 hours of didactic training
20 CEUs and
24 hours of clinical training
12 CEUs
for a total of 32 CEUs.

Pre-Training Preparation

  • You must complete the didactic portion of Heartbeat's Online Ultrasound Training. You will not be permitted to scan without having met this requirement. You should be automatically enrolled in the didactic training within one business day and will receive an email to complete the training at www.HeartbeatAcademy.org. If the registered attendee has not received an email from Heartbeat International within 36 business hours of the registration, please let us know immediately.
  • In order to get the most out of your time with us, you must complete 25 abdominal and 5-10 transvaginal limited obstetrical scans before arriving at the training site.

*Completion of Heartbeat's Online Ultrasound Didactic Training is a prerequisite to the LOVE Approach Ultrasound Clinical and is included in the cost of the training.

**Nurses attending the LOVE Approach Ultrasound Clinical have found many ways to obtain the prerequisite of 25 abdominal and 5-10 transvaginal limited obstetrical scans. Here are a few ways to fulfill this requirement.

  • Scan with another clinic. Here is a locator to find nearby pregnancy help organizations.
  • Offer a scanning day to scan clients who have been scanned previously with a sonographer or a trained nurse.
  • Scan some women who are not pregnant, such as coworkers or friends, to image female anatomy and become acquainted with the function of an ultrasound system.
  • Contact a local OB office for possible assistance with training scans.

Registration Information

***Your registration includes your hotel accommodations.***

The training and lodging will take place at The Ohioan Hotel & Event Center, an executive training facility located at 100 Green Meadows Drive, South, Lewis Center, OH 43035. 

Your registration package includes:

  • The LOVE Approach Ultrasound Clinical, including prerequisite Online Ultrasound Didactic Training
  • Three nights lodging, room and tax: Monday check-in, Thursday check-out at The Ohioan Hotel & Event Center
    • Heartbeat will make your hotel room arrangements based on your registration. Please do not contact the hotel for lodging requests. 
    • Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register for a double occupancy room.
  • Meals:
    • Continental Breakfast Tuesday–Thursday
    • Lunch Tuesday–Thursday
    • AM and PM Hot & Cold Beverage & Snack Breaks
    • Optional Monday evening Dinner & Tour of Heartbeat International headquarters, 3.8 miles from The Ohioan Hotel & Event Center
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi
  • Free parking

LAUC in Columbus, OH Pricing & Timetable

Register early to lock in the best rate! Price includes training, lodging, and meals.

TierAffiliateNon-AffiliateDeadline
Early Bird $2,450
Training and Accommodations		 $2,950
Training and Accommodations		 June 12, 2026
11:59 PM ET
Regular $2,950
Training and Accommodations		 $3,350
Training and Accommodations		 June 25, 2026
11:59 PM ET

We recommend that you wait to book airline reservations until your LAUC registration has been confirmed, as these trainings tend to fill up quickly.

Training Schedule

  • Monday: Travel day. Check-in at the hotel is available starting at 3:00 p.m. Early check-in may be available if rooms are available.
  • Tuesday-Thursday: Includes all-day sessions, typically 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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This is Chemical Abortion

Currently, political leaders are pressuring the FDA to make it easier to sell abortion pills via mail, politicizing "medicine" to favor the interests of Big Abortion. If successful, this will increase the number of abortions in the United States by millions.

Heartbeat and our Abortion Pill Rescue Network have been working with our friends at Students for Life to put together a powerful new tool to combat this deadly trend. 

Heartbeat President Jor-El Godsey joined Students for Life and our incredible partners to announce this on an Emergency Nationwide Pro-Life Webcast. See below:

The powerful new tool: A new Docu-Series, produced by Charlotte Pence Bond, in partnership with Students for Life of America and Heartbeat International. This series uncovers the dangers of Chemical Abortion and the push by the current administration to expand use of it. 

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Watch the Docu-Series to learn more about this dangerous new frontier for the abortion industry.

As the abortion industry looks to expand, we continue to bring hope! Our Abortion Pill Rescue Network is here and ready to answer the calls from girls seeking to reverse the effects of that first abortion pill. You can help us answer these calls by supporting our efforts today. Click here to make a donation now and help a woman know that it's not too late. There is still hope to save her pregnancy. 

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Dr. Brent Boles joins Heartbeat International as Medical Director

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Contact: Andrea Trudden, Sr. Director of Communications and Marketing
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Heartbeat is excited to announce that Dr. Brent Boles, a practicing, board-certified OB/GYN for nearly three decades, has joined the Heartbeat International team as Medical Director. 

“Dr. Boles is a skilled physician in his practice and a bold champion for life in the public arena,” said Jor-El Godsey, Heartbeat International president. “He has been an integral part of Heartbeat's Abortion Pill Rescue® Network Medical Advisory team since its inception and we are blessed to have him serve as our Medical Director.”

“Abortion Pill Rescue Network has grown tremendously in the last three years. The addition of Dr. Brent Boles to our team as Medical Director provides the guidance and expertise needed to grow the network even further,” said Christa Brown, director of Medical Impact for Heartbeat International. “Dr. Boles has a servant’s heart and desire to walk alongside others who are dedicated to making abortion unwanted today, and unthinkable for future generations.”

A longtime supporter of the work of Heartbeat International, Dr. Boles will also work closely with Heartbeat's leadership to implement Medical Impact strategies that serve the pregnancy help movement in even greater ways. We are excited about his involvement and wholeheartedly welcome him to the Heartbeat team.

"The abortion industry says that reversal doesn't work, and is 'experimental.' The truth is this: progesterone has been used in high-risk pregnancies for decades —in fact, it has been used in high-risk pregnancies since before Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973." Dr. Boles said.

“I am also pleased to announce that today I have accepted the position of Medical Director for the Abortion Pill Rescue Network. Exciting things are coming!”

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To schedule an interview, contact Andrea Trudden at 614-885-7577. For more details click here.

For more information on Heartbeat International go to HeartbeatInternational.org and find Heartbeat on Facebook and Twitter.

About Abortion Pill Rescue Network: Abortion pill reversal is a cutting-edge application of a time-tested, FDA-approved treatment used for decades to prevent miscarriage and preterm birth. It involves emergency, ongoing doses of progesterone to counteract the effects of the first abortion pill. From the moment a woman takes the abortion pill, she has about 72 hours to change her mind and save her baby. The Abortion Pill Rescue Network answers more than 300 mission-critical calls a month from women who regret their abortion decision. Statistics show that more than 2,000 lives have been saved (and counting) through the abortion pill reversal protocol.

If you or someone you know took the abortion pill and regret it, there may still be time. The Abortion Pill Rescue Network provides free and confidential care 24/7. Call 877.558.0333 or go to AbortionPillReversal.com now. There may still be time to save your pregnancy.

About Heartbeat International: Heartbeat International is the largest network of pro-life pregnancy help in the world, with nearly 3,000 affiliated locations in more than 70 countries. Heartbeat's mission is to Reach and Rescue as many lives as possible, around the world, through an effective network of life-affirming pregnancy help, to Renew communities for LIFE in order to achieve their vision of making abortion unwanted today and unthinkable for future generations.

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Abortion Pill Rescue Network targeted by big abortion allies

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An irregular increase in international calls to the Abortion Pill Rescue® Network (APRN) recently signaled another orchestrated offensive by the abortion lobby targeting pregnancy help. But Heartbeat International’s network of APR providers did not miss a beat, nor deviate from the mission of serving women who regret starting a chemical abortion.

The APRN hotline nurses immediately noticed an uncharacteristic pattern, but despite the red flag, the committed professionals at both the APRN and Option Line continued to provide the usual compassionate service and care intended for women in genuine need.

The suspicion was confirmed Monday as openDemocracy contacted Heartbeat for response to the “findings” of its "investigative report" on the APRN.

Anticipating the ruse the week before, Heartbeat International President Jor-El Godsey said that if pro-abortion forces such as the website behind previous unfounded criticism of Heartbeat’s life-saving work sought to convict Heartbeat of performing its Christ-centered mission of serving women facing unplanned pregnancy - then the verdict is guilty as charged.

“We know that our team only supplied evidence that we love and care for women as they seek to make the choice to rescue their baby from a chemical abortion,” he said. “The good news?” Godsey said, “Our team performed excellently.”

“We hear from women every single day who regret taking mifepristone to end a pregnancy and desire a way to continue their pregnancies and rescue their babies,” said Christa Brown, director of Medical Impact at Heartbeat International. “Abortion Pill Rescue Network listens to their requests and offers women real choices even after starting a chemical abortion.”

“We are called to serve and the APRN/OL team did,” said Godsey, “even with their suspicions. The nurse managers jumped in and took the sudden overflow of international calls, handling them with grace and good intent. Well done APRN and Option Line team!”

The APRN and staff at Option Line spent multiple hours with the duplicitous contacts, in some cases the conversations were spread out over two to three days. This was time taken from serving women who truly needed their services.

“The Big Abortion allies at openDemocracy may have grist for their hit piece, but what they really did was distract our good people from the life-saving work APR actually is,” Godsey said. “It will certainly be lost on openDemocracy that their efforts fail women.”

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To schedule an interview, contact Andrea Trudden at 614-885-7577. For more details click here.

For more information on Heartbeat International go to HeartbeatInternational.org and find Heartbeat on Facebook and Twitter.

About Abortion Pill Rescue Network: Abortion pill reversal is a cutting-edge application of a time-tested, FDA-approved treatment used for decades to prevent miscarriage and preterm birth. It involves emergency, ongoing doses of progesterone to counteract the effects of the first abortion pill. From the moment a woman takes the abortion pill, she has about 72 hours to change her mind and save her baby. The Abortion Pill Rescue Network answers more than 150 mission-critical calls a month from women who regret their abortion decision. Statistics show that more than 2,000 lives have been saved (and counting) through the abortion pill reversal protocol.

If you or someone you know took the abortion pill and regret it, there may still be time. The Abortion Pill Rescue Network provides free and confidential care 24/7. Call us at 877.558.0333 or go to AbortionPillReversal.com now. There may still be time to save your pregnancy.

About Heartbeat International: Heartbeat International is the largest network of pro-life pregnancy help in the world, with nearly 3,000 affiliated locations in more than 70 countries. Heartbeat's mission is to Reach and Rescue as many lives as possible, around the world, through an effective network of life-affirming pregnancy help, to Renew communities for LIFE in order to achieve their vision of making abortion unwanted today and unthinkable for future generations.

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Life Trends Report

Life Trends Report 2026
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Life Trends Report 2026

A snapshot of life-affirming pregnancy help in 2025

Heartbeat International and its network of more than 4,000 pregnancy help affiliates in 102 nations continue to offer hope and help to women and families facing unexpected pregnancies.

The 2026 Life Trends Report, based on 2025 data, highlights how pregnancy help organizations are expanding services, increasing accessibility, and meeting women in real time, especially in moments of urgent need.

As culture and client needs continue to shift, this report offers a clear picture of how the pregnancy help movement is responding with practical care, medical support, and long-term service.

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4,026
affiliates worldwide across 102 nations
1,445
medical pregnancy centers in the U.S., up 17.7% since 2022
1,283
centers providing adoption support with strong year-over-year growth
745
centers offering STI testing, reflecting nearly 10% growth in one year
269
centers providing abortion pill consultation services, up 34% in one year
Expanding Medical Care

Pregnancy help organizations are broadening access to healthcare support

Pregnancy centers are increasingly serving as trusted healthcare providers, with continued growth in ultrasound, STI testing, prenatal care, and post-abortion medical support.

Heartbeat affiliates continue to offer a broad and expanding range of services, from medical care and ultrasound to parenting programs, men’s mentoring, and ongoing support for families.

Real-Time Access

Women are reaching out in urgent moments and expecting immediate support

  • 329,029 connections through Option Line in 2025
  • Nearly 40% of contacts happen outside business hours
  • More than 1.7 million digital connections made
  • A connection to help every 15 seconds

Women are seeking immediate, human support, often outside standard business hours and in moments of crisis.

Ongoing Family Support

Care continues well beyond the first appointment

Programs like parenting classes, adoption information, and men’s mentoring continue to grow, reflecting a commitment to long-term care for families.

This expanding support shows how pregnancy help organizations are walking with women and families through both immediate decisions and future needs.

Abortion Pill Reversal

Immediate, life-affirming care continues to expand

  • 7,500+ lives saved
  • 2,408 reversal starts in 2025, a 25% increase
  • 1,500+ medical professionals involved worldwide
  • Serving women in all 50 states and 98 countries

As abortion access shifts online, demand for immediate, life-affirming care continues to rise.

Download the full 2026 Life Trends Report

Explore the full data, service trends, and movement-wide insights shaping life-affirming pregnancy help around the world.

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