A Legacy of Leadership: BMBFA Birth & Breastfeeding Conference History

Since 2008, BMBFA has hosted national conferences that bring together birth workers, healthcare professionals, community leaders, advocates, and families from across the country. This is where people come to learn, connect, and take action.

Rooted in Detroit, the conference offers a powerful experience shaped by the city’s culture, history, and leadership, while addressing real issues impacting families nationwide. From our signature Motown theme to dynamic virtual experiences that expand access, each conference is designed to equip attendees with practical tools, fresh insight, and meaningful connections they can take back to their own communities.

Whether you are a breastfeeding peer counselor, lactation consultant, doula, clinician, public health professional, nurse, advocate, midwife, social worker, health educator, community health worker, or parent, this conference creates space to grow your knowledge, strengthen your work, and be part of a national movement improving birth and breastfeeding support.