Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County: labor and delivery in Starkville, MS
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County is a hospital in Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 641 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 20% delivered by C-section (203 such births). That is below the Mississippi rate of 29% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 20%First-birth C-section rate
- 641Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 157Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
400 Hospital Road
Starkville, MS 39759
Oktibbeha County
Call (662) 323-4320 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 20% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 157 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 82 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Mississippi, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County has the 3rd-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 59% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 56% 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-Oktibbeha County 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 Starkville
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Medical Corporation | West Point | 12 | 27% | 225 | Yes |
| Bmh-Golden Triangle | Columbus | 23 | 25% | 971 | Yes |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory | Amory | 40 | 26% | 529 | Yes |
| North Mississippi Medical Center | Tupelo | 53 | 31% | 2,350 | Yes |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada | Grenada | 61 | 32% | 370 | Yes |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County | New Albany | 72 | 25% | 873 | Yes |
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