Mercy Birthing Center Midwifery Care - St. Louis, Mo.

Midwifery • Ferguson, MO • Since 1886

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About

Mercy Birthing Center in St. Louis, MO (Ferguson area) offers midwifery care as part of Mercy, a large nonprofit Catholic healthcare system. Mercy operates multiple hospitals and clinics across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, employing thousands of staff and providing extensive patient services. The organization is headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri, and has a long-standing history dating to 1871. Louis/Ferguson, Mercy is a primary provider within the regional Mercy network.

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Clinic Type

Midwifery

Address

15740 South Outer Forty Road, Chesterfield, Missouri 63017 , US

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Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-birthing-center-midwifery-care-st-louis/

Services Offered

Midwifery care
Birthing center services

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

Yahoo Local: 4.5 out of 5 stars (based on 8 reviews) (8 reviews)

Patients praise

Highly regarded for a home-like, low-intervention, and midwifery-led birth experience
Strong support for personalized birth plans and natural labor options including birth tubs and nitrous oxide
High patient recommendation rates for the midwifery unit at Mercy Hospital St. Louis
Collaborative care model allowing easy transition to hospital obstetric services if needed

Common complaints

Plans for a Mercy-operated midwifery clinic in Ferguson were canceled in 2019 following a public dispute with the local Jamaa Birth Village over competition concerns
Individual reports of negative experiences in general hospital maternity units occasionally include complaints regarding pain management, epidural placement, or communication during labor

"We've had 2 kiddos here and the midwives did an amazing job of supporting us and bringing our babies into the world safely and in a way that honored my ..."

— Yelp

"In addition to these excellent clinical outcomes, 100 percent of their clients reported they would recommend this care to friends."

— National Partnership for Women & Families (citing internal reporting)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].