Begin life's greatest journey at MercyOne

At MercyOne, we know growing your family is an exciting and incredibly special journey. Our highly trained providers offer individualized care before, during and after you’ve had your baby. At each MercyOne birth center across the state of Iowa, you will receive a high level of support, in addition to special services. No matter the MercyOne location, you can count on compassionate, high-quality care in a safe and welcoming environment for both you and your baby. 

Our facilities include highly trained medical staff, private birthing suites and dedicated breastfeeding consultants. If a newborn requires specialized care, our birth centers are equipped with Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) at various levels, ensuring a high level of care for infants needing advanced treatment options.

At MercyOne birth centers, we take a family-centered approach, delivering personalized care that supports the well-being of the entire family. Examples of our family centered care include:

• MercyOne Waterloo Birth Center offers an innovative Integrated Neonatal Intensive Care (INIC) model, allowing mothers and babies to remain together in the same room while receiving necessary care.  
• MercyOne Genesis Davenport and MercyOne Genesis Silvis Birth Centers offer advanced neonatal care and are recognized for their high-quality services.

Across all birth centers, the emphasis is on comfort, safety and the well-being of both mother and child, with a commitment to providing expert care throughout pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. 

Services and specialties

• Birth Center Tours
• Birth Doulas
• Cesarean section (c-section)
• Childbirth education
• Delivery of multiples (twins and triplets)
• High- and low-risk deliveries
• Integrated Neonatal Intensive Care
• Breastfeeding and lactation support
• Maternal Fetal Medicine care
• Maternity app
• Midwifery
• Neonatal hospice services
• Neonatal intensive care units
• Neonatal Transport Team
• Neonatology
• Nurses specially trained in labor, delivery and postpartum recovery
• Pediatricians
• Prenatal Care
• Postpartum Care
• Support Groups
• Triage rooms
• Trial of Labor After C-Section (TOLAC)
• Vaginal Birth After C-Section (VBAC)
• Wireless Electronic Fetal Monitoring
• Women’s health referrals to enhance healing after pregnancy

Conditions

• Breastfeeding challenges
• Gestational diabetes
• Miscarriage
• Postpartum depression
• Preterm labor
• Preeclampsia
• Stillbirth 

Practices and interventions

• Delayed cord clamping
• Depression screening
• Emergency c-section
• Epidural and nitrous oxide for pain control during labor
• External cephalic version
• Labor induction
• Lactation consultation
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Skin-to-skin bonding
• Whirlpool therapy