MercyOne Dubuque Birth Center

Your baby's birth is a life-changing experience, and we're here to support you through the journey. Recognized on Newsweek’s Best Maternity Hospitals in 2022, MercyOne Dubuque Birth Center makes sure you and your baby receive compassionate, personalized birthing experience by our expert team. Birthing-Friendly designation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizing our commitment to high-quality maternity care. 

Features at MercyOne Dubuque Birth Center:

• Labor and delivery team certified in Electronic Fetal Monitoring.
• NICU located on the floor should your newborn need additional observation.
• Operating suite within family birth center.
• MercyOne pharmacy delivery of prescriptions on the day of discharge utilizing Meds to Beds program
• Secure entrances safeguarded by the HUGs and KISSES security system.
• Lactation support.

Maternity unit and suites

Private labor and delivery suites offer

• A central monitoring system.
• Beautiful views of the Mississippi River.
• International board-certified lactation consultants.
• Large screen TVs.
• Meal voucher for support person to visit our café.
• One-on-one nursing support while in labor.
• Pull-out couch for your support person.
• Whirlpool tubs within spacious bathroom.
• Wireless internet.
• Wireless monitoring so you can move about the room, or walk in the hallways while in labor.

View virtual tour of a private labor suite

Private postpartum (recovery) suites offer:

• Access to hospital grade breast pumps
• Cafeteria "baby bucks” for support person provided by our nutrition department to visit the café
• Complimentary nutritious snack basket filled with grab and go snacks for you and your support person
• Glider/rocking chair
• High tech infant security system
• International board-certified lactation consultants available to provide 1:1 support and guidance
• Large screen TVs
• New baby bassinets for newborns with spacious drawers
• Pull-out couch for your support person
• Wireless internet
• Whirlpool tubs within the spacious bathroom

View virtual tour of a private postpartum suite

C-Section Suite

MercyOne Dubuque Birth Center has a state-of-the-art C-section suite for parents preparing to deliver their babies by cesarean section.

The space includes:

• Additional space for physicians, staff, you and your support person.
• Three infant warmers to accommodate triplets.
• welcoming and calming murals.
• A monitor with options to view the procedure, the warming bed where baby is being cared for or a mural that displays a field of flowers. 
• Option of using a clear drape to view the birth of your baby.