About Us

Mother and Unborn Baby Care is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving women in crisis pregnancies and their families since 1984. MAUBC operates a Problem Pregnancy Center conveniently located in Southfield, Mich., serving women of all races and religious backgrounds. Most of our clients reside in Oakland County or Wayne County.

Our goal is to reach women who, because of the difficult obstacles they face, are deciding whether to continue their pregnancies. Each year, hundreds of women come to us in search of alternatives to abortion or when they see no option but abortion. We provide free pregnancy tests and free ultrasounds; peer counseling that is Christ-centered, informative and honest, without pressure or judgement, and always sensitive to the woman’s emotional and material needs; significant material support; and comprehensive referrals for other needs such as medical care, housing or professional adoption services. 

We offer meaningful, life-affirming options to each woman who walks through our doors. Through the true compassion and care our clients find here, each month, many women decide to continue their pregnancy and welcome this new life. And, if desired, we accompany the woman for up to two years following her baby’s birth with additional support.

Our Problem Pregnancy Center offers our clients:

•    Free pregnancy tests
•    Free ultrasounds
•    Confidential peer counseling
•    Medicaid/Insurance referrals
•    Abortion information
•    Morning-after Pill information
•    Immediate appointments
•    Material support such as cribs and mattresses, car seats, clothing, diapers, formula, books and more
•    Referrals to other services and programs as needed

We are committed to serving women who are in a crisis pregnancy situation and offering encouragement and hope.

MAUBC receives no government funding. We depend on donations to fund our lifesaving services. Learn how you can get involved in our mission.  

Mission Statement: Mother and Unborn Baby Care is dedicated to preventing abortions by helping mothers to continue their pregnancies through Christ-centered peer counseling, ultrasound and significant material support.

Our History

MAUBC was founded by Mike and Peggy O’Dea in 1984. At the time, the O’Deas were raising their seven children, yet felt called to do more. Pregnant young women seemed to rain around them. 

One day, their family was driving in a slippery rain when the car ahead of them spun out and crashed. Mike stopped his car, and the whole family ran to the accident site. A pregnant woman was lying in the road with no signs of life. Mike began CPR and when the police arrived, they told him to stop, the woman was dead. Mike’s family cried out, “Don’t stop, Dad, keep going!” And so he continued and the woman revived, and her baby also survived. 

The O’Deas also encountered homeless pregnant girls and took them into their home and family.

Eventually, needing more space, they founded Mother and Unborn Baby Care to help pregnant girls. And later, they founded a home where homeless pregnant women could live at no charge for many months following their children’s birth.

Today, the MAUBC organization, through the community’s support, brings help and hope to the women who come through our doors.

Our staff and volunteers begin the day with prayer and thanksgiving for our clients and their families, our staff and volunteers, and our supporters.

Our Patroness

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mother and Unborn Baby Care invokes the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is only in this apparition that our Lady appears as pregnant. She wears a maternity band around her waist, and her head is bowed in homage to her Son whom she carries in her womb. She carries Life itself. 

We pray that Our Lady of Guadalupe will intercede on behalf of the expectant parents who come to us in fear, for the unborn children whose lives hang in the balance, and for our staff members and volunteers who extend hope and compassion. May her loving presence draw all closer to her Son and to honoring God-given life.