Massachusetts General Hospital: labor and delivery in Boston, MA
Massachusetts General Hospital is a hospital in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts that delivers babies. It handled 3,386 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (1,270 such births). That is above the Massachusetts rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 3,386Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 606Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Lactation consultants
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Suffolk County
Call (617) 726-2000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Massachusetts General Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 606 | 364 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 154 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Massachusetts, Massachusetts General Hospital has the 24th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 86% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 79% 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
Massachusetts General 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 Boston
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 0.9 | 29% | 1,389 | Yes |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | 1.4 | 32% | 2,567 | Yes |
| Cambridge Health Alliance | Cambridge | 1.9 | 26% | 1,237 | Yes |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 2.4 | 27% | 4,831 | Yes |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | 2.7 | 28% | 6,814 | Yes |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 3.5 | 23% | 2,536 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Boston
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Boston Medical Center
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Tufts Medical Center
More in Suffolk County
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton (Brighton)
Hospitals in Boston that do not offer labor and delivery: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, New England Baptist Hospital.
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