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Midwife-Led Care in Iowa
24 facilities in Iowa are tagged for midwife-led care — serving Adel, Ames, Ankeny, Cedar Rapids and 11 more communities. Families often travel further than expected for the right birth setting, so it's worth checking the options a town or two over as well.
Midwife-Led Care in Iowa, ranked by families
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
3.1 ★★★☆☆ 195 reviews
St Luke's Birth Care Center
4.3 ★★★★☆ 59 reviews
Midwife Services of UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
4 ★★★★☆ 54 reviews
Des Moines Midwife Collective
4.8 ★★★★★ 35 reviews
McFarland Clinic Obstetrics & Gynecology
4.9 ★★★★★ 29 reviews
Women's Health Services PLLC
3.6 ★★★★☆ 32 reviews
Amy Epstein, CNM, ARNP
5 ★★★★★ 23 reviews
UnityPoint Clinic OB/GYN - Ankeny
4 ★★★★☆ 25 reviews
Heart of Iowa Midwifery & Birth
5 ★★★★★ 19 reviews
UnityPoint Clinic OB/GYN - Clive
3 ★★★☆☆ 25 reviews
MercyOne Des Moines Birth Center
4 ★★★★☆ 17 reviews
UnityPoint Clinic OB/GYN - Waukee
2.9 ★★★☆☆ 12 reviews
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Birth Center
3 ★★★☆☆ 11 reviews
Helen G. Nassif Center for Women's & Children's Health
4.5 ★★★★★ 6 reviews
Heaven Sent Homebirth
5 ★★★★★ 4 reviews
MercyOne Waterloo Birth Center
3.8 ★★★★☆ 4 reviews
Moonstone Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 3 reviews
Rooted In Love Midwifery
5 ★★★★★ 2 reviews
Choosing in Iowa: what to confirm
Tour two or three facilities before deciding — most offer tours or intro calls at no charge, and an hour on site tells you more than any website. Confirm the specialty directly: tags on this page come from each facility's own materials and reviews, and policies change, so ask specifically what's offered today and what their eligibility criteria are. Ask who would attend your birth and what happens if your pregnancy's risk profile changes. And on money: verify your insurance or Medicaid coverage with the facility's billing office and your plan before you commit — facilities know Iowa's current rules better than any website.
Browse by city: Adel · Ames · Ankeny · Cedar Rapids · Clive · Council Bluffs · Davenport · Des Moines · Marion · Marshalltown · Muscatine · Waterloo · Waukee · West Des Moines · Wilton — or see all birth centers & maternity units in Iowa and midwife-led care nationwide.