Mercy Birthplace - Ada
Welcoming your baby into the world is one of life’s special joys. And at Mercy Hospital in Ada, OK we’re proud to share in your special day by helping make your childbirth experience the very best it can be.
We provide family-centered mother baby services that addresses the needs of mothers, babies and their families. This approach promotes family bonding while helping new moms and dads perfect their parenting skills:
- Comprehensive team of obstetrician-gynecologists (OB/GYN), pediatricians, and other board-certified physicians providing round-the-clock prenatal, labor and birthing services, and postpartum care
- Complete maternity care, beginning with pregnancy and prenatal care, and including labor, delivery and birth, and postnatal care
- Certified lactation consultants are available to help you and your little one establish a good foundation for breastfeeding.
From early pregnancy, to the days, weeks and months following the birth of your baby, Mercy is here to help every step of the way with Ada’s best mother-and-baby care.
Providing Neonatal Intensive Care for Babies in Ada
When you give birth at Mercy Hospital Ada, you can take comfort in knowing there’s a local team standing by, should your baby require immediate medical attention. Mercy Ada’s Neonatal ICU telemedicine program allows patients and their newborns to stay close to home while receiving the most advanced care for premature or critically ill babies. Local pediatricians in Ada consult with physicians in Oklahoma City to provide the best care possible.
For more information about the NICU telemedicine program please talk to your OB/GYN.
When it comes to safe sleep for your newborn, remember to follow the ABCs:
- Alone – your baby should sleep alone, without other objects, caregivers or siblings
- Back – your baby should sleep on their back
- Crib – your baby should sleep in their own sleeping space, such as a crib or a bassinet
Here are some other good safe sleep rules to keep in mind with a new baby:
- Until their first birthday, place your baby on their back to sleep, even for naps
- Use a firm sleep surface covered by a fitted sheet
- For at least the first six months, keep your baby's sleep area in your bedroom
- Don't sleep with your baby in the same bed (co-bedding)
- If your baby falls asleep in a car seat, stroller or other carrier, move them to a firm sleep surface, such as a crib or bassinet
- Never put your baby to sleep on a couch, sofa or armchair
- Keep soft objects such as pillows, blankets, toys and bumpers out of your baby’s sleep area
- If you give your baby a pacifier, use one without a string to decrease their risk of choking or strangling
- Breastfeed your baby to lower their risk of sudden infant death syndrome
The AAP provides detailed information to support healthcare providers in helping families prevent infant sleep-related death. Learn more here.
Join us for a tour of our birthing suites on the first and third Thursday of every month at 6 .p.m (except holiday weekends). Come to the Birthplace lobby on the first floor of Mercy Hospital Ada.
Check out upcoming dates for classes at Mercy Birthplace Ada.
