Medstar Harbor Hospital: labor and delivery in Baltimore, MD
Medstar Harbor Hospital is a hospital in Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland that delivers babies. It handled 994 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 31% delivered by C-section (287 such births). That is below the Maryland rate of 32% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 31%First-birth C-section rate
- 994Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 274Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Medstar Harbor Hospital
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Midwifery care
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
3001 South Hanover Street
Baltimore, MD 21225
Baltimore city
Call (410) 350-3201 Directions
- Emergency department: No
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Medstar Harbor Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 31% | 32% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 274 | 325 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Maryland, Medstar Harbor Hospital has the 21st-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 32 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: 3 of 5 stars
- 65% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 67% 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
Medstar Harbor 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 Baltimore
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland Medical Center | Baltimore | 2.6 | 31% | 1,703 | Yes |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc. | Baltimore | 2.8 | 97% | 1,177 | Yes |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore | 3.4 | 32% | 2,591 | Yes |
| Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center | Baltimore | 4.1 | 28% | 1,078 | Yes |
| Saint Agnes Hospital | Baltimore | 4.7 | 91% | 1,132 | – |
| Sinai Hospital of Baltimore | Baltimore | 7.6 | 28% | 1,461 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Baltimore
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Mercy Medical Center Inc.
- Saint Agnes Hospital
- Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- University of Maryland Medical Center
Hospitals in Baltimore that do not offer labor and delivery: Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus, Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital.
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