When it comes to health, women have their own unique needs.

That's why University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics offers UI Women's Health services, says Jennifer Niebyl, MD, professor and head of obstetrics and gynecology.

UI Women's Health offers a full range of specialized multidisciplinary expertise targeted strictly to women. At its core is the UI Women's Health Center, the newly opened home for obstetrics and gynecology services in the Pomerantz Family Pavilion.

"Our focus is on being a high-quality provider for addressing virtually all women's health issues, both physical and emotional," Niebyl says.

UI Women's Health includes:

• Primary care through obstetrics and gynecology, family medicine, and internal medicine
• Comprehensive spectrum of OB GYN specialty care
• Nationally recognized reproductive medicine and endocrinology center for couples facing fertility issues
• Full spectrum of subspecialties focused on such issues as incontinence, fibroids, high risk obstetrics, menopause, and cancers of the reproductive system
• Woman-focused physician specialists in OB GYN, nurse midwives, and advanced nurse practitioners—working with nursing and other health staff
• A focus that bridges mind and body, with health psychology and psychiatry services available in the clinic
• Complementary and alternative medicine services
• Access to the UI Maternity Center, with state-of-the-art birthing rooms and mother/baby unit
• Access to services of special interest to women, including heart health, breast health, and behavioral health

Comfort and convenience
With an expansive view from the reception area overlooking the hospital campus, the UI Women's Health Center offers comfort and many special amenities including:

• Bottled water for every patient
• Wireless Internet access
• Soothing music in exam, treatment, and consult rooms
• Contemporary décor and extensive art collection