about mississippi CHAMPS
Mississippi Communities and Hospitals Advancing Maternity Practices (CHAMPS) seeks to improve maternal and child health outcomes through the promotion of breastfeeding and Baby-Friendly practices across Mississippi.
Mississippi now has 18 Baby-Friendly hospitals. The 16 CHAMPS Baby-Friendly hospitals are:
Mississippi CHAMPS is funded by grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and The Bower Foundation and will run for three years launching in August 2017. We work with Mississippi birthing hospitals to help them meet the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and work towards Baby-Friendly designation. We also aid Mississippi hospitals in grassroots support and advocacy to improve maternal child health practices, especially in under-served populations and communities.
Mississippi now has 18 Baby-Friendly hospitals. The 16 CHAMPS Baby-Friendly hospitals are:
- Anderson Regional Medical Center
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County
- Highland Community Hospital
- King's Daughters Medical Center
- Merit Health Biloxi
- Merit Health Madison
- Merit Health River Oaks
- Merit Health Wesley
- Merit Health Woman's Hospital
- Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
- South Sunflower County Hospital
- Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Mississippi CHAMPS is funded by grants from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation and The Bower Foundation and will run for three years launching in August 2017. We work with Mississippi birthing hospitals to help them meet the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and work towards Baby-Friendly designation. We also aid Mississippi hospitals in grassroots support and advocacy to improve maternal child health practices, especially in under-served populations and communities.
