FEELING DOWN? Feeling sad or down after having a baby? Feeling restless? Have you heard of Postpartum Depression ? It’s real! Sometimes after women give birth, they feel like they are alone, hopeless or depressed. But you are not alone. More than 950,000 women suffer from postpartum depression after giving birth and it is normal up…
March 21, 2018 — Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit has earned the prestigious Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) designation. This designation is awarded to hospitals that follow strict breastfeeding and maternal care guidelines established by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Less than 500 of the 3,000 hospitals in the United States have…
On April 10th, 2019, Community Health Workers from across the state of Michigan traveled to Lansing for CHW Advocacy Day 2019. CHWs met with legislators to advocate for Community Health Worker inclusion in all aspects of healthcare. WIN Network: Detroit CHW Felicia Lane serves on the Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance Steering Committee, and helped…
What is CMV? Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that people of all ages can get. About 1 in 3 children gets CMV by age 5 [1]. Some babies are born with a CMV infection, which is called “congenital CMV”. Most people can get CMV during childhood when germs spread easily [2]. CMV can be…
Group prenatal care groups S and T came back together for an afternoon of fun, family photos, food, prizes, and more! Now that their babies are 3+ months old, we couldn’t wait to get these moms, dads, and babies in one room to meet each other and catch up. During pregnancy, these moms and support…
We thank you for your interest in contributing to our work at WIN Network: Detroit! We have recently set up an online donation system for those interested in funding the important work we are doing to prevent infant mortality in Detroit. When women connect with tools to address their immediate needs, they can focus on…
A couple times each year, we hold a group prenatal care reunion, where our GPC moms, babies and families come back together for a celebration. In April 2018, we held our Group Prenatal Care Reunion for groups P, Q, and R. Our moms, babies, and families joined us for an afternoon of food, photos, games, and…
August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week, which is a part of Breastfeeding Awareness Month. This week is a global campaign organized by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action to raise awareness about issues related to breastfeeding. This year’s theme is Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility. This means understanding how breastfeeding plays a role in improving…
February 22, 2018 WIN Network: Detroit has been featured in Henry Ford Health System’s Patient Engaged Research Center Newsletter for Quarter 1 of 2018 in an article titled The Women-Inspired Neighborhood Network is a WINN-WIN for Detroit. Check out the newsletter here, you’ll find us on page 3! Thank you to PERC for this great…
In a press release on May 5th, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan Dr. Joneigh Khaldun announced that the 2019 infant mortality rate in Detroit was the lowest it’s been in the past 20 years. According to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services data, Detroit’s infant mortality…
