Baptist Medical Center East: labor and delivery in Montgomery, AL
Baptist Medical Center East is a hospital in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama that delivers babies. It handled 3,777 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (1,153 such births). That is above the Alabama rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,777Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 591Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Baptist Medical Center East
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
400 Taylor Road
Montgomery, AL 36117
Montgomery County
Call (334) 244-8330 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Baptist Medical Center East compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 591 | 382 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 111 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Alabama, Baptist Medical Center East has the 27th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 33 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 74% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 72% 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 Medical Center East 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 Montgomery
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc. | Montgomery | 6.5 | 38% | 486 | Yes |
| Baptist Medical Center South | Montgomery | 7.1 | 31% | 570 | Yes |
| Russell Medical Center | Alexander City | 39 | 47% | 165 | Yes |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | Opelika | 48 | 27% | 2,247 | Yes |
| Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus | Selma | 51 | 29% | 212 | Yes |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center | Sylacauga | 54 | – | 101 | Yes |
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