Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS: labor and delivery in Oxford, MS
Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS is a hospital in Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 1,029 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 35% delivered by C-section (358 such births). That is above the Mississippi rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 35%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,029Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 249Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1100 Belk Blvd
Oxford, MS 38655
Lafayette County
Call (662) 232-8100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 35% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 249 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 73 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Mississippi, Baptist Memorial Hospital North MS has the 27th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 75% 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 North MS 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 Oxford
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | New Albany | 30 | 25% | 873 | Yes |
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch | 43 | 27% | 442 | Yes |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada | Grenada | 44 | 32% | 370 | Yes |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | Tupelo | 46 | 31% | 2,350 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto | Southaven | 51 | 26% | 1,310 | Yes |
| St Francis Hospital | Memphis | 54 | 20% | 1,785 | No |
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