Safe, Family-Centered Labor & Delivery in West Burlington
From prenatal care to childbirth and parenting, our experienced obstetrics
team provides compassionate care and comprehensive services for moms,
babies, and families.
At the Women & Family Center, we understand the many emotions you are
experiencing and the countless decisions you have to make. We want to
make your choice of where to have your baby easy and stress-free. We provide
a committed multidisciplinary team of professionals who will care for
you and guide you through your birthing experience. This team includes:
Your obstetrician or certified nurse midwife
Labor and delivery nurses
A certified lactation consultant
A surgical team (if needed)
Your pediatrician or family medicine physician
Women who deliver their babies at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center-West
Burlington have the comfort and convenience of remaining in one room for
the labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum experiences. Each spacious
private room has a bathroom with a jetted tub and shower, a guest sleeper
chair, and a view of our campus.
Cesarean-section births are performed in a surgical suite at the Women
& Family Center.
The Women & Family Center encourages skin-to-skin contact between mothers
and babies for the first hour of life. It helps newborns adapt to their
post-birth environment by stabilizing temperature, heart rate, and oxygen
level. Early “kangaroo care” also can make breastfeeding easier
and improve babies’ sleep.
A lactation consultant meets with all mothers to discuss newborns’
nutrition needs.
Breastfeeding Clinic
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays
Women & Family Center
Certified lactation consultants help new and experienced mothers who have
questions about breastfeeding, pumping and storing breast milk, and weaning.
Babies are weighed to check for appropriate weight gain. The clinic’s
services are not intended to replace routine pediatric health visits.
If you have questions about breastfeeding, would like more information,
or need additional help, please call at 319-768-2618.
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