Methodist Jennie Edmundson: labor and delivery in Council Bluffs, IA
Methodist Jennie Edmundson is a hospital in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa that delivers babies. It handled 761 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (227 such births). That is above the Iowa rate of 24% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 761Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 348Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Methodist Jennie Edmundson
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
933 East Pierce Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Pottawattamie County
Call (712) 396-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Methodist Jennie Edmundson compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 24% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 348 | 204 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 77 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Iowa, Methodist Jennie Edmundson has the 34th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 43 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 3 of 5 stars
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Methodist Jennie Edmundson holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Council Bluffs
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs | 0.2 | 29% | 403 | Yes |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha | 7.5 | 19% | 2,060 | Yes |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy | Omaha | 10 | 24% | 2,922 | Yes |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha | 10 | 20% | 625 | Yes |
| The Nebraska Methodist Hospital | Omaha | 11 | 24% | 4,751 | Yes |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha | 18 | 28% | 928 | Yes |
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