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Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus: labor and delivery in Milford, DE

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus is a hospital in Milford, Sussex County, Delaware that delivers babies. It handled 518 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (165 such births). That is below the Delaware rate of 27% and below the U.S. median of 26%.

15%First-birth C-section rate
518Deliveries in 2025
YesBirthing-Friendly designation
348Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
3 of 5Patient survey stars
3 of 5Overall hospital stars

Birth services at Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus

Private labor and delivery rooms
Midwifery care
Lactation consultants
Childbirth and parenting classes
Baby-Friendly hospital designation
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

100 Wellness Way
Milford, DE 19963
Sussex County

Call (302) 422-3311 Directions

Emergency department: Yes
Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
Ownership: Nonprofit, Private

How Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus compares

Measure, 2025	This hospital	Delaware	U.S.
First-birth C-section rate	15%	27%	26% (median)
Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries	348	201	285
Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000	71	–	68

Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.

In Delaware, Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 6 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
75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
76% 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

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus 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 Milford

Hospital	City	Miles	First-birth C-section rate	Deliveries, 2025	Birthing-Friendly
Beebe Medical Center	Lewes	15	28%	739	Yes
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus	Dover	20	28%	1,740	Yes
Tidalhealth Nanticoke, Inc.	Seaford	20	19%	772	Yes
University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton	Easton	38	22%	812	Yes
Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc.	Salisbury	38	28%	2,069	Yes
Inspira Medical Center Vineland	Vineland	43	20%	1,525	Yes