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Resources for Pregnant and Postpartum People
Asthma
Diabetes
- MDHHS: Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
- MDHHS: What isDiabetes
- CDC: Diabetes and Pregnancy
- CDC: Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes and Pregnancy
- CDC: Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy
- American Diabetes Association
- Insulin and Medication Assistance
- Financial Assistance, food pantries, medical care and other free or reduced-cost resources
Disability
Cancer
Heart Disease (also called cardiovascular disease)
High Blood Pressure (also called hypertension)
- MDHHS: Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
- March of Dimes: High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
- National Institute of Health: Questions to Ask About Your Blood Pressure
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: High Blood Pressure
Injury & Violence Prevention
- MDHHS: Injury and Violence Prevention
- Michigan’s Domestic Violence Hotline (Free. Confidential. 24/7/365): 1-866-VOICEDV
- Michigan’s Sexual Assault Hotline
Oral Health
Housing & Transportation
- Financial Assistance, food pantries, medical care and other free or reduced-cost resources
- Michigan 211
Mental Health, Depression and Anxiety
- Michigan Crisis and Access Line
- The Lifeline and 988 : Lifeline (988lifeline.org)
- MDHHS: Mental Health Resources
- MDHHS: State Operated Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals
- March of Dimes: Take Care of Your Mental Health During Pregnancy
- National Insitute of Mental Health
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention: Mental Health Conditions
Nutrition
Pregnancy & Birth Support
- MDHHS: Maternal Infant Health Program
- MDHHS: Doula Registry
- MDHHS: Family Planning
- Mi Bridges
- Michigan Home Visiting
- Michigan 211
- MDHHS: Safe Delivery
- Black Mother’s Breastfeeding Association
- MDHHS: Moms, Babies and Pregnancy, Breastfeeding & Caring for Newborns during COVID-19
- MDHHS: COVID-19 and Pregnancy
Pregnancy Loss
Substance Use
- MDHHS: Women's Specialty Services
- Get Help Now -Behavioral Health (michigan.gov)
- March of Dimes Beyond Labels: Substance Use Stigma
- MDHHS: Behavioral Recovery & Substance Use
- MDHHS Behavioral Health Crisis Access
- MDHHS: Syringe Service Programs
- Michigan Narcan Vending Machine Directory
- MDHHS Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Statewide Educational & Quality Improvement Programs/Initiatives
- Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance (MMMS) Program
The MMMS program helps identify underlying factors associated with maternal deaths and develops policy recommendations to reduce maternal mortality and eliminate health disparities. - Michigan Perinatal Quality Collaboratives (MI PQC)
Michigan regional perinatal quality collaboratives (RPQCs) are improving birth outcomes and reducing infant mortality by bringing the community together through cross-sector collaborations. - Michigan Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (MI AIM)
MI AIM is a maternal safety and quality improvement initiative with the goal of eliminating preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. - Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health (MCMCH)
MCMCH empowers parents, communities and professionals to join together and use their voices and votes to educate and inform policymakers who make laws, write regulations, and implement policies affecting the health of babies, children, and their families.