Brattleboro Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Brattleboro, VT
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont that delivers babies. It handled 206 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 15% delivered by C-section (87 such births). That is below the Vermont rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 15%First-birth C-section rate
- 206Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 292Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
17 Belmont Ave
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Windham County
Call (802) 257-0341 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Brattleboro Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 15% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 292 | 318 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 95 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Vermont, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has the 2nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 8 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
- 66% 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
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital 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 Brattleboro
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Medical Center | Keene | 16 | 29% | 401 | Yes |
| Baystate Franklin Medical Center | Greenfield | 17 | 16% | 351 | Yes |
| Monadnock Community Hospital | Peterborough | 32 | – | 115 | – |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center | Bennington | 33 | 12% | 341 | Yes |
| Heywood Hospital | Gardner | 34 | 24% | 337 | Yes |
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc.,the | Northampton | 36 | 25% | 636 | Yes |
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