Region 9 Perinatal Quality Collaborative

09/04/2026

Join us and learn about the Urgent Maternal Warning Signs 🥳

🚨 Every family deserves someone who knows the warning signs.

Join us for Bridging the Gap in Postpartum Care: Critical Warning Signs, a FREE training designed for community members, birth workers, family members, and anyone who supports pregnant and postpartum families.

Learn how to recognize life-threatening maternal warning signs after birth, respond with confidence, and help connect families to timely care.

🖥️ Part 1: 25-minute virtual session
🤝 Part 2: Interactive in-person workshop with discussion, case scenarios, lunch, and networking

📅 Monday, September 14
📍 Ann Arbor Regents Hotel & Conference Center
🕚 Lunch & Networking: 11:00–11:30 AM
📚 Training: 11:30 AM–2:30 PM

Together, we can help improve maternal health outcomes—because maternal safety is a community responsibility.

🔗 Register today: www.region9.org/events/ or scan the QR code on the flyer.

09/04/2026

Looking for something to do with the kids on this rainy Friday morning?

Come join us for mommy meet-up!

🕐 Today, 10 to Noon
📍9 E Bacon, Hillsdale

09/03/2026

It's Workplace Lactation Week (WLW)! The 2026 WLW theme is "Work. Pump. Advance. Empowering the modern parent." Workplace Lactation Week was created in 2023 by Healthy Horizons and is celebrated annually from September 1-7. The observance celebrates the contributions of nursing mothers and parents in the workplace and aligns with Labor Day, highlighting the vital role working and pumping parents play in the workforce.​

Visit the Workplace Lactation Week links below to learn more and stay engaged throughout the week.

Website: https://bit.ly/4lNs7iH
Facebook: https://bit.ly/3T2HSdr
Instagram: https://bit.ly/4h2RBtf

09/02/2026

🎉 We are absolutely thrilled that Hannah Murphy has received the prestigious Breastfeeding Peer of the Year award from the State of Michigan WIC Program!

Over the past year, she went above and beyond by completing her Community Breastfeeding Specialist certification and leading the successful relaunch of our Breastfeeding Basics Class at the Health Department. Hannah is a true champion for breastfeeding. Her empathy, deep expertise, and gentle encouragement help families confidently navigate both the rewards and challenges of breastfeeding.

Please join us in congratulating Hannah! 🌟

09/02/2026

We had a wonderful time at the Jackson Perinatal Professional Mingle last night, hosted by Jackson Chiropractic. It's wonderful when all of us who work in the (or is thinking about) maternal and infant health world get together to talk and to meet each other so that we can better serve our families by knowing the names and faces behind all the local resources for families looking for doula support, lactation support, maternity care, chiropractic care, and other needs. :)

09/01/2026

🎥 Now on YouTube: Bridging the Gap in Postpartum Care: Critical Warning Signs!

Learn how to recognize urgent maternal warning signs after birth and how community members can help connect families to timely, lifesaving care. Maternal safety is a community responsibility!

After watching the videos, join us in Washtenaw County for an interactive, in-person training:
📅 Monday, September 14
⏰ 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
📍 Ann Arbor Regent Hotel & Suites Conference Center
2455 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor
Lunch and networking will take place from 11–11:30 a.m., followed by the training from 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

▶️ Watch the videos on our YouTube channel and register for the training at www.region9.org/events/

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08/31/2026

Every day of breastfeeding counts! 🤱 Achieve your breastfeeding goals and join us for our FREE prenatal Breastfeeding Class.

📅 Next class: Tuesday, September 2
📍 Who: All Monroe County expecting parents.
📞 Learn more about the class or breastfeeding: call our Warmline at 734-240-7901.

08/28/2026

The Maternal Infant Health Program is a home visiting program for expectant women and infants with Medicaid. Services provided include education and resources to support healthy pregnancies, outcomes, and postpartum guidance.

Call us for more information at 734-240-7886.