Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto: labor and delivery in Southaven, MS
Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto is a hospital in Southaven, DeSoto County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 1,310 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (435 such births). That is below the Mississippi rate of 29% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,310Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 480Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
7601 Southcrest Parkway
Southaven, MS 38671
DeSoto County
Call (662) 772-4000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 480 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 89 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Mississippi, Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto has the 10th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 31 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
- 68% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 68% 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 Memorial Hospital Desoto 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 Southaven
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Hospital | Memphis | 11 | 20% | 1,785 | No |
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis | Memphis | 12 | 33% | 3,109 | Yes |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch | 12 | 27% | 442 | Yes |
| Regional One Health | Memphis | 12 | 20% | 2,272 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | 14 | 30% | 5,358 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton | Covington | 43 | 19% | 272 | Yes |
More in DeSoto County
- Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital (Olive Branch)
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