Family Birth Center at Mercy Medical Center Merced

Private rooms in hospitals are rooms a patient does not have to share with any other patient. These rooms are slowly becoming the standard in hospitals because it is beneficial to patients in terms of their comfort and satisfaction and helps protect them from infection.

Postpartum care refers to the first six weeks after childbirth. It is a period of adjustment and healing for mothers. During these weeks, you'll bond with your baby and have a post-delivery checkups with your doctor.

A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) also known as an intensive care nursery, is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants. Neonatal refers to the first 28 days of life.

Lactation or breastfeeding support is offered to women who are having difficulty with breastfeeding their newborn. This support teaches women proper latching techniques and nipple care, helps with the feeding of premature babies, and it helps increase a mother's milk production.

A birth center is a diagnostic and treatment center organized to provide care to low-risk patients during pregnancy, labor and delivery.

Boot camp for new dads is a unique father-to-father, community-based workshop that inspires and equips men of different economic levels, ages, and cultures to become confidently engaged with their infants, support their mates and personally navigate their transformation into dads.

Boot camp for new moms is a unique mother-to-mother, community-based workshop that inspires and equips women of different economic levels, ages, and cultures to become confidently engaged with their infants, support their mates and personally navigate their transformation into moms.