Breastfeeding
Disclaimer: This information was provided by agencies in the community. It may not be all-encompassing and some information changes often. For Jasper County offices and contact information, browse our county directory.
Updates: If you have an addition or edit to our Resource Guide, please contact us at jaspercocares@jasperia.org.
MercyOne Newton Medical Center (Hospital)
Our campus in Newton has 48 beds and about 200,000 square feet of space. Attached to the hospital is a 50,000-square-foot medical office building containing local physician practices and the hospital’s physical medicine and rehabilitation center.
Services offered at our campus include
Mercy One
- Sleep
- Neurology
- General Surgery
- Pulmonology
- Pain Management
- Oncology & Hematology
- Iowa Heart Cardiology
- Iowa Heart Vascular
- Dietician
- Cardiac Rehab
- Breastfeeding
The Iowa Clinic
- Sleep
- Pulmonology
- ENT
- Kidney Physicians (Nephrology)
Other Specialties
- Mission Health Oncology & Hematology
- Iowa Ear Center
- Iowa Ortho
- Wolfe Eye Clinic
- Dermatology
- Allergist
Click this link https://www.mercyone.org/newton/find-a-location/ for more information about our providers and services.
Newton, IA 50208
Breastfeeding Resources
Breastfeeding Links and Resources Last Revision: September 12, 2023.
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
American Academy of Family Physicians, Breastfeeding Position Paper
American Academy of Pediatrics, Breastfeeding Resources for Mothers
American Academy of Pediatrics, Resources for Health Professionals
International Lactation Consultant Association
Grinnell Regional Public Health UnityPoint Health - Poweshiek County
Breastfeeding support: one-on-one extensive breastfeeding support,a postpartum home visit to help troubleshoot breastfeeding issues or for a baby weight check. This free service is available to families who reside in Poweshiek, Jasper, and Marshall counties. Call (641) 236-2385 to schedule an appointment at Public Health, have a phone consultation or learn more information
Postpartum Support Group: A free group focused on caregivers and their infant(s) newborn to one year of age, Baby weight checks, breast and bottle feeding guidance, professional and peer support, come and go setting, light refreshments provided. Meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month in the Tomasek Conference Room from 5-6:30 PM. For information call 641-236-2905.
Immunizations: VFC, VFA, private pay, flu shots, COVID, TB skin test. Call for an appointment.
Medical Loan Equipment Closet call for more information. They are not a DME, only a loan closet.
Community Care Clinic: Free Clinics of Iowa
Foot Care Clinic: Call for more information.
Medicare Planning: SHIIP: Call 641-236-2588 to schedule an appointment.
keywords: breastfeeding, breastfed, milk, pregnancy, new mom, baby, infant, weight check, formula, nurse
Grinnell, IA 50112
Medicap Pharmacy
Keywords: medication, immunization, vaccine, COVID, flu, diabetic shoes, breast pumps, knee brace, walker, wheelchair
Newton, IA 50208
MICA (Mid-Iowa Community Action) Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program and Maternal Child Health programs
Mid Iowa Community Action (MICA) serves Jasper County.
A change in the Newton location in September 2025.
MICA Services in Jasper County include:
- Maternal and Child Health
- I-smile (Dental screenings in schools)
- WIC clinics in Newton & Colfax
- 1st Five (for providers)
- FaDSS/Family Development
- Childcare Consultant- Poweshiek/Jasper https://hhs.iowa.gov/programs/programs-and-services/child-care/hcci
- Tara Berstler, RN, 641-328-3237
WIC: Pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding, infant, children up to age 5.
WIC Times and locations:
Location: Newton Capstone BH, Lower Level, 1st Ave
- 1st Monday of every month
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - 2nd Tuesday of every month
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - 2nd Monday and Wednesday of every month
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Howard St. Christian Church in Colfax
- 1st Wednesday of every month
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m
Keywords: pregnant, breastfeeding, breastfed, milk, WIC, postpartum, baby, infant
I-Smile for dental. See website.
Keyword search: pregnant, infant, breastfeeding, breastmilk, new mom, postpartum, food, WIC, WIC coupons, formula, milk
What is Weatherization
Weatherization can help you, and your family live in a more comfortable home and lower your energy bills. This can include replacing inefficient or dangerous appliances, insulating your home, installing low-flow shower heads and faucets, insulating pipes, installing efficient lightbulbs, and more. Weatherization is not a home repair program (we can’t replace windows, roofs, or do construction work). But we can significantly increase your energy efficiency, making you safe and comfortable.
Do I qualify for Weatherization?
You qualify automatically for the Weatherization program if you have received Low-Income Home Energy Assistance. Your application for energy assistance is also your application for Weatherization. Weatherization staff works off of a list of families who need help after they have received energy assistance and contact families directly to ask them if they would like to participate in the program.
Newton, IA 50208
Village Closet, Poweshiek County Public Health
The Village Closet is a way to support expectant mothers, caregivers, grandparents, and foster parents in need throughout their pregnancy and/or the first year of a child’s life with a range of free items, including diapers, bottles, car seats, clothes, toys, breastfeeding items and more.
To access the Village Closet, individuals must schedule an appointment by emailing dm_village_closet@unitypoint.org or calling (641) 236-2385, option 3.
Grinnell , IA 50112
drug and chemicals reference
Drugs and Lactation Database
The LactMed® database contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant. Suggested therapeutic alternatives to those drugs are provided, where appropriate. All data are derived from the scientific literature and fully referenced. A peer review panel reviews the data to assure scientific validity and currency.
