Boston Medical Center-Brighton: labor and delivery in Brighton, MA
Boston Medical Center-Brighton is a hospital in Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 434 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (153 such births). That is above the Massachusetts rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 434Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 855Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Boston Medical Center-Brighton
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
736 Cambridge Street, Nevins Building
Brighton, MA 02135
Suffolk County
Call (617) 789-3000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Boston Medical Center-Brighton compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 855 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 129 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Massachusetts, Boston Medical Center-Brighton has the 24th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 36 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
- 69% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 69% 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
Boston Medical Center-Brighton 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 Brighton
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 1.8 | 23% | 2,536 | Yes |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 2.3 | 27% | 4,831 | Yes |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | 2.4 | 28% | 6,814 | Yes |
| Cambridge Health Alliance | Cambridge | 2.8 | 26% | 1,237 | Yes |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | 4.0 | 32% | 2,567 | Yes |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 4.0 | 30% | 3,386 | Yes |
More in Suffolk County
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston)
- Boston Medical Center (Boston)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston)
- Tufts Medical Center (Boston)
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