Safe, Family-Centered Labor & Delivery in Fort Madison
From prenatal care to childbirth and parenting, our experienced obstetrics
team provides compassionate care and comprehensive services for moms,
babies and families.
At The Birthplace, 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
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-Fort
Madison 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 tub and shower and guest bed.
Cesarean-section births are performed in our Surgical Services Department
across the hall from the Birthplace.
The Birthplace 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.
Baby Weigh-In Clinic
10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays
Suite 108
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 The Birthplace at 319-376-2229.
Get answers to questions about pregnancy and newborns
Get information you need to know from our prenatal instructor/lactation
consultant at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center, Fort Madison. During
private meetings in person or by telephone, she will answer your questions
about labor and delivery, newborn care, feeding and sleeping. If you are
interested, please tell your physician or nurse.
VISITING HOURS
Please ask about visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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