Midstate Medical Center: labor and delivery in Meriden, CT
Midstate Medical Center is a hospital in Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut that delivers babies. It handled 703 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 30% delivered by C-section (246 such births). That is above the Connecticut rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 30%First-birth C-section rate
- 703Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 337Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Midstate Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
435 Lewis Avenue
Meriden, CT 06450
New Haven County
Call (203) 694-8200 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Midstate Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 30% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 337 | 340 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 68 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Connecticut, Midstate Medical Center has the 12th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 21 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
- 76% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 76% 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
Midstate 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 Meriden
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hospital of Central Connecticut | New Britain | 7.8 | 33% | 1,460 | Yes |
| Middlesex Hospital | Middletown | 8.1 | 27% | 829 | Yes |
| Bristol Hospital | Bristol | 11 | 35% | 483 | Yes |
| Saint Mary's Hospital | Waterbury | 12 | 24% | 743 | Yes |
| Uconn Health Waterbury Hospital | Waterbury | 13 | 25% | 932 | Yes |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford | 16 | 27% | 3,899 | Yes |
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- Yale-New Haven Hospital (New Haven)
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