Maimonides Medical Center: labor and delivery in Brooklyn, NY
Maimonides Medical Center is a hospital in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 5,258 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 26% delivered by C-section (1,381 such births). That is below the New York rate of 29% and the same as the U.S. median of 26%.
- 26%First-birth C-section rate
- 5,258Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 284Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Maimonides Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Lactation consultants
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
4802 Tenth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Kings County
Call (718) 283-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Maimonides Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 26% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 284 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 83 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, Maimonides Medical Center has the 36th-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
- 63% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 55% 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
Maimonides Medical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn | 3.0 | 29% | 1,134 | Yes |
| Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 3.1 | 35% | 492 | Yes |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus | Brooklyn | 3.7 | – | 1,070 | Yes |
| South Brooklyn Health | Brooklyn | 4.0 | 24% | 1,355 | Yes |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center | Brooklyn | 4.7 | 97% | 157 | Yes |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center | Brooklyn | 5.2 | 18% | 1,020 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Brooklyn
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
- Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campus
- Kings County Hospital 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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