This year’s survey also recognized more than 100 hospitals that are preventing obstetric deserts.
washington, December 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. News & World Report, the world’s leading authority on hospital rankings and consumer advice, today announced its 2025 rating of the Best Hospitals for Maternity Care. Only half of the hospitals evaluated in the 2025 edition were named best for obstetric care.
U.S. News began its Maternity Hospital Ratings in 2021, evaluating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submitting detailed data to the publication for analysis. In the 2025 edition, a record 817 hospitals submitted obstetric data for evaluation. These public assessments help expectant parents, in consultation with their doctors, make informed decisions about where to receive obstetric care for an uncomplicated birth.
“With a record number of hospitals rated, U.S. News’ 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care rating represents the most comprehensive resource for expectant parents ever.” Ta. jennifer winstonPhD, Health Data Scientist at US News. “These high-performing hospitals provide exceptional care to expectant parents, have significantly lower C-section rates, and lower rates of severe neonatal neonatal births compared to hospitals not recognized by U.S. News. It has been proven that there are no undesirable complications.
Hospitals rated “Best” for obstetric care by US News:
47% more likely to be designated as ‘baby friendly’ by Baby Friendly united states of americashows that hospitals are taking important steps to support breastfeeding. 22% lower C-section rate compared to maternity hospitals not recognized by US News. 44% lower rate of serious unexpected neonatal complications compared to maternity hospitals not recognized by US News. 33% lower episiotomy rate than maternity hospitals not recognized by US News. 12% higher breastfeeding rate compared to maternity hospitals not recognized by US News. 13% more likely to report race/ethnicity data for both cesarean sections and severe unexpected neonatal complications compared to maternity hospitals not recognized by U.S. News.
The 2025 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care also recognizes hospitals serving underserved communities. The Maternity Care Access Hospital designation, introduced last year, was awarded to 118 hospitals in the 2025 assessment. These critical hospitals serve communities that are at risk of becoming obstetric deserts if they cease providing critical obstetric services. Fourteen percent of all hospitals rated by U.S. News are designated as maternity care access hospitals. 75 hospitals are recognized as both Maternity Care Access Hospitals and Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.
The following 10 metropolitan areas have the most hospitals for obstetric care in the United States. Listed alphabetically.
chicago
Dallas-Fort Worth
denver
detroit
Los Angeles
new york
philadelphia
riverside–san bernardino
san francisco
seattle
The U.S. News Best Hospitals for Maternity Care methodology measures quality, including cesarean section rates in low-risk pregnancies, rates of serious unanticipated neonatal complications, exclusive breastfeeding rates, birth-friendly practices, and racial reporting. completely based on objective measures of. / Ethnic disparities and other measures. Scoring improvements for the 2025 assessment include increased weighting of racial and ethnic disparities measures and increased weighting of birth-friendly practices measures.
Parents-to-be can decide where to give birth by researching local hospital performance metrics and birth-related programs, services and supports at health.usnews.com.
For more information, see the U.S. News summary of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care, Best Hospitals for Maternity Care 2025, and use #BestMaternityHospitals on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X.
About U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News & World Report is a global leader in journalism that helps consumers, citizens, business leaders and policy makers make confident decisions in every aspect of their lives and communities. US News, a multifaceted media company, provides unbiased rankings, independent reporting and analysis, and consumer advice to millions of people every month at USNews.com. pillar of washington For more than 90 years, U.S. News has been the trusted home for in-depth and exclusive insight into education, health, politics, economics, personal finance, travel, autos, real estate, careers, and consumer products and services.
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