Lovelace Women's Hospital: labor and delivery in Albuquerque, NM
Lovelace Women's Hospital is a hospital in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico that delivers babies. It handled 3,123 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (1,118 such births). That is the same as the New Mexico rate of 23% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,123Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 424Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
4701 Montgomery Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Bernalillo County
Call (505) 727-7805 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Lovelace Women's Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 23% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 424 | 850 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 114 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New Mexico, Lovelace Women's Hospital has the 11th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 19 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
- 67% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 64% 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
Lovelace Women's 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 Albuquerque
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNM Hospital | Albuquerque | 3.3 | 27% | 2,757 | Yes |
| Presbyterian Hospital | Albuquerque | 4.3 | 25% | 3,652 | Yes |
| Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center | Santa Fe | 49 | 16% | 490 | Yes |
| Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center | Santa Fe | 51 | 23% | 738 | Yes |
| Los Alamos Medical Center | Los Alamos | 54 | – | – | Yes |
| Presbyterian Espanola Hospital | Espanola | 66 | 19% | 337 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Albuquerque
Hospitals in Albuquerque that do not offer labor and delivery: Lovelace Medical Center, Lovelace Westside Hospital.
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