Missouri Baptist Medical Center: labor and delivery in Saint Louis, MO
Missouri Baptist Medical Center is a hospital in Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 4,276 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (1,413 such births). That is above the Missouri rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 4,276Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 288Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- 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
3015 N Ballas Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
St. Louis County
Call (314) 996-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Missouri Baptist Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 288 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 66 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In Missouri, Missouri Baptist Medical Center has the 35th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 81% 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
Missouri Baptist 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 Saint Louis
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | 0.7 | 30% | 7,809 | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | 3.8 | 28% | 1,116 | Yes |
| SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis | Saint Louis | 7.2 | 28% | 2,127 | Yes |
| SSM St Clare Health Center | Fenton | 7.9 | 28% | 927 | Yes |
| SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis | Bridgeton | 8.0 | 27% | 663 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis | 9.3 | 23% | 1,180 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Saint Louis
- Barnes Jewish Hospital
- Mercy Hospital South
- Mercy Hospital St Louis
- 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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