Mercy Hospital St Louis: labor and delivery in Saint Louis, MO
Mercy Hospital St Louis is a hospital in Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 7,809 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (2,443 such births). That is above the Missouri rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 7,809Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 243Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Mercy Hospital St Louis
- Newborn care: Level IV NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Lactation consultants
- 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
615 New Ballas Road
Saint Louis, MO 63141
St. Louis County
Call (314) 251-6000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Mercy Hospital St Louis compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 243 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 76 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Missouri, Mercy Hospital St Louis has the 45th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 50 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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
Mercy Hospital St Louis 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 Saint Louis
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis | 0.7 | 27% | 4,276 | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | 3.5 | 28% | 1,116 | Yes |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | Saint Louis | 7.2 | 28% | 2,127 | Yes |
| SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis | Bridgeton | 7.3 | 27% | 663 | Yes |
| SSM St Clare Health Center | Fenton | 8.5 | 28% | 927 | Yes |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis | 9.7 | 25% | 3,604 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Saint Louis
- Barnes Jewish Hospital
- Mercy Hospital South
- Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis
More in St. Louis County
- SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis (Bridgeton)
- St Lukes Hospital (Chesterfield)
Hospitals in Saint Louis that do not offer labor and delivery: SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Christian Hospital Northeast.
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