Birth Center
At MercyOne, we know having a baby is one of life’s most significant journeys. From the time you find out you are expecting, to the time your baby arrives, your advanced trained care team provides you with personalized, quality care as you welcome your new bundle of joy into your family.
Our birth center care team collaborates to ensure you and your baby are getting the very best care.
Care team members could include these specialists:
- Obstetrician
- Family medicine resident
- Electric Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Certified nurses and providers
- Labor, delivery, and post-partum nurses
- Certified Medical Assistants
- Certified Lactation Counselors (CLC)
- International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
- Pediatric hospitalists
- NICU nurses
- Pharmacists
Our birth center is designed to provide a home-like, non-medical setting for your birth experience while still having access to advanced medical care in the event more specialized care is needed.
Services we provide:
- Care for low- and high-risk pregnancies, deliveries, postpartum and newborns
- Family-centered maternity care
- Level II Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) staffed 24-hour by Pediatric Hospitalists
- Wireless fetal monitoring
- Specialized delivery rooms
- Mother-baby nursing--one nurse cares for both mother and baby
- One-on-one education sessions
- 24-hour rooming-in
- Skin-to-Skin on all healthy term-deliveries
- Gentle c-sections
- Breastfeeding and lactation care
- Newborn screenings:
- Hearing
- Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD)
- Neonatal Metabolic
- Jaundice
Amenities we provide:
- Aromatherapy
- Birthing balls
- Comfort cushions
- Ear plugs and eye mask
- Hospital grade breast pumps in every room
- Massage therapy tools
- Milk Depot - donor breastmilk collection site
- Photo backdrop when sharing you baby news
- Private suites
- Room service with special menu items
- 24-hour snack menu options
- Valet parking, Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - FREE
- Warm blankets
