Cambridge Health Alliance: labor and delivery in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge Health Alliance is a hospital in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 1,237 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (465 such births). That is below the Massachusetts rate of 28% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,237Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 489Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Cambridge Health Alliance
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- 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
1493 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Middlesex County
Call (617) 665-1000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Cambridge Health Alliance compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 489 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 44 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Massachusetts, Cambridge Health Alliance has the 13th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 65% 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
Cambridge Health Alliance 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 Cambridge
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 1.6 | 23% | 2,536 | Yes |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 1.9 | 30% | 3,386 | Yes |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 2.4 | 27% | 4,831 | Yes |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 2.7 | 29% | 1,389 | Yes |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | 2.7 | 28% | 6,814 | Yes |
| Boston Medical Center-Brighton | Brighton | 2.8 | 30% | 434 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Cambridge
More in Middlesex County
- Metrowest Medical Center (Framingham)
- Lowell General Hospital (Lowell)
- Melrosewakefield Healthcare (Melrose)
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital (Newton)
- Emerson Hospital (W Concord)
- Winchester Hospital (Winchester)
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