Mid Michigan District Health Department Breastfeeding Peer Counselors

The Michigan State WIC Nutrition Program uses the “Loving Support through Peer Counseling” curriculum, a program provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Mother-to-mother support is proven to be one of the most successful approaches to encourage mothers to breastfeed their babies. WIC’s peer counseling program helps moms meet their breastfeeding goals. The goals of the “Loving Support through Peer Counseling” are to: • Increase breastfeeding initiation and duration rates among WIC participants. • Create and sustain successful mother-to-mother support programs. • Establish peer counseling as a core service available to all WIC women. Thank you for supporting our page, Molly, Stacy, Jessica, and Tammara.