Natividad Medical Center: labor and delivery in Salinas, CA
Natividad Medical Center is a hospital in Salinas, Monterey County, California that delivers babies. It handled 1,999 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 21% delivered by C-section (380 such births). That is below the California rate of 25% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 21%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,999Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 227Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Natividad Medical Center
- Newborn care: Level III 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
- Baby-Friendly hospital designation
- OB hospitalists on staff
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
1441 Constitution Boulevard
Salinas, CA 93906
Monterey County
Call (831) 755-4111 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Natividad Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 21% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 227 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 81 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%.
In California, Natividad Medical Center has the 32nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 179 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
- 72% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 73% 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
Natividad 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 Salinas
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Valley Health Medical Center | Salinas | 2.6 | 28% | 1,311 | Yes |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula | Monterey | 18 | 24% | 1,034 | Yes |
| Watsonville Community Hospital | Watsonville | 18 | – | – | Yes |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | 28 | 18% | 661 | Yes |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | 28 | 20% | 774 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose | San Jose | 39 | 28% | 2,027 | Yes |
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