Baptist Health la Grange: labor and delivery in La Grange, KY
Baptist Health la Grange is a hospital in La Grange, Oldham County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 346 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (119 such births). That is above the Kentucky rate of 27% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 346Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 103Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Baptist Health la Grange
- Newborn care: Level II special care nursery
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- 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
1025 New Moody Lane
La Grange, KY 40031
Oldham County
Call (502) 222-5388 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Baptist Health la Grange compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 103 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 48 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Kentucky, Baptist Health la Grange has the 26th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 42 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: 4 of 5 stars
- 80% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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
Baptist Health la Grange 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 La Grange
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | 18 | 27% | 3,595 | Yes |
| Norton Clark Hospital | Jeffersonville | 22 | 30% | 1,007 | Yes |
| University of Louisville Hospital | Louisville | 22 | 29% | 1,986 | Yes |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc. | Louisville | 23 | 29% | 7,661 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany | 26 | 17% | 1,215 | Yes |
| Norton-King's Daughters' Health | Madison | 26 | 17% | 315 | Yes |
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