Kings County Hospital Center: labor and delivery in Brooklyn, NY
Kings County Hospital Center is a hospital in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 1,134 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (344 such births). That is the same as the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,134Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 851Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 1 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Kings County Hospital Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- Birth center tours
Address and phone
451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Kings County
Call (718) 245-3901 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Kings County Hospital Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 851 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 108 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, Kings County Hospital Center has the 54th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 98 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
- 68% 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
Kings County Hospital Center 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 Brooklyn
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 0.1 | 35% | 492 | Yes |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | Brooklyn | 1.7 | 97% | 157 | Yes |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus | Brooklyn | 2.9 | – | 1,070 | Yes |
| Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn | 3.0 | 26% | 5,258 | Yes |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn | 3.1 | 18% | 1,020 | Yes |
| Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Brooklyn | 3.7 | 18% | 631 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Brooklyn
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
- Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
- Maimonides Medical Center
- South Brooklyn Health
- Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn
- Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center
- Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Hospitals in Brooklyn that do not offer labor and delivery: New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc..
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