Baptist Health Lexington: labor and delivery in Lexington, KY
Baptist Health Lexington is a hospital in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky that delivers babies. It handled 3,423 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (1,119 such births). That is below the Kentucky rate of 27% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,423Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 62Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Baptist Health Lexington
- 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
1740 Nicholasville Road
Lexington, KY 40503
Fayette County
Call (859) 260-6100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Other
How Baptist Health Lexington compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 27% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 62 | 234 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 62 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Kentucky, Baptist Health Lexington has the 23rd-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
- 84% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 82% 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 Lexington 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 Lexington
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | 1.0 | 33% | 2,709 | Yes |
| Saint Joseph East | Lexington | 4.2 | 24% | 1,423 | Yes |
| Georgetown Community Hospital | Georgetown | 12 | 0% | 378 | Yes |
| Clark Regional Medical Center | Winchester | 16 | 0% | 405 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Richmond | Richmond | 23 | 31% | 529 | Yes |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center | Frankfort | 24 | 21% | 584 | No |
More labor and delivery in Lexington
Hospitals in Lexington that do not offer labor and delivery: Saint Joseph Hospital.
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