Merit Health Natchez: labor and delivery in Natchez, MS
Merit Health Natchez is a hospital in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi that delivers babies. It handled 489 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (167 such births). That is below the Mississippi rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 489Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 161Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Merit Health Natchez
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Rooming-in with your baby
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
52 Sergeant Prentiss Drive
Natchez, MS 39120
Adams County
Call (601) 443-2100 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: For-profit
How Merit Health Natchez compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 161 | 359 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 49 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Mississippi, Merit Health Natchez has the 12th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 31 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
- 42% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 54% 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
Merit Health Natchez 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 Natchez
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven | Brookhaven | 53 | – | 168 | Yes |
| Southwest MS Regional Medical Center | McComb | 56 | 35% | 432 | Yes |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi | Delhi | 63 | – | – | Yes |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary | 64 | 29% | 312 | Yes |
| Merit Health River Region | Vicksburg | 65 | 18% | 204 | Yes |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center | Alexandria | 67 | 22% | 1,382 | Yes |
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