Advocating for Maternal and Child Health in Michigan since 1983
The Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health (MCMCH) is an organization of diverse partners representing hospital systems, statewide organizations, local public health advocates and individuals with an interest in the advancement of maternal and child health.
MCMCH’s purpose is to advocate for public policy that will improve maternal and child health and optimal development outcomes through prevention programs, access to care and adequate funding/reimbursement for providers.
- Maternal is defined as pre-conception, prenatal, post-natal and nurturing;
- Child is defined as birth through age 21 including infancy and early childhood, adolescence and young adulthood;
- Health means physical, mental, oral, developmental, spiritual, and social-emotional well-being of a person or family.
Bettering Public Policy Since 1983
The Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health (MCMCH) has worked with administrators, legislators, policy-makers, coalitions, communities, and advocates to shape and influence state policy affecting women, infants, children, and families in Michigan. With a policy agenda crafted by the Executive Board, MCMCH has called for and succeeded in securing the establishment or expansion of policy and programs that have a meaningful impact on maternal and child health outcomes.
Voices For Birth
In September 2025, MCMCH released our Voices For Birth project--designed to lift efforts, programs, and policy strategies that can address health inequities for Black and Indigenous women and babies. Explores Voices For Birth at www.voicesforbirth.org.
Voices for Birth is the second edition of MCMCH's 2021 Birth Equity Education Project (BEEP). This series of knowledge products promoted policy improvements in specific areas of maternal and infant health.
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