Resources

Oakland County
Breastfeeding Resources

BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITALS

Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. (BFUSA) is the accrediting body and national authority for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States. In this capacity, BFUSA is responsible for coordinating and conducting all activities necessary to confer the prestigious Baby-Friendly® designation and to ensure the widespread adoption of the BFHI in the United States. We do this by:

Refining and upholding the standards/criteria for successfully implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in the US;
Assessing and accrediting birthing facilities that meet those standards and follow the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; and
Generating widespread understanding of and enthusiasm for best practice infant feeding care.

Ascension Providence Hospital
Novi and Southfield
www.crittenton.com/medical-services/womens-services/the-birthplace/

Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
www.henryford.com/services/baby/breastfeeding

St. Joseph Mercy - Oakland Hospital
www.stjoeshealth.org/find-a-service-or-specialty/maternity-services/breast-feeding-resources-and-support

HOSPITALS

Ascension Providence Hospital
Rochester Hills
www.crittenton.com/medical-services/womens-services/the-birthplace/

DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
www.dmc.org/events/hutzel-womens-hospital-obstetrics-classes

William Beaumont Hospital
www.beaumont.org/services/womens-services/maternity/after-pregnancy/breastfeeding

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

LOCAL:
Birth Detroit
Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association
Breastfeed Macomb
Feed the Babes
LaLeche League - Southeast Michigan
Learn, Lactate, Grow
Southeast Michigan Doula Project
Metro Detroit/Wayne County Breastfeeding Coalition
Nature's Playhouse
Southeast Michigan IBCLCs of Color

REGIONAL:
Calhoun County Breastfeeding Coalition
Capital Area Breastfeeding Coalition
Genesee County Breastfeeding Coalition
Milk Like Mine
Washtenaw County Breastfeeding Coalition
YOLO

STATEWIDE:
Michigan Breastfeeding Network
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services