Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge: labor and delivery in Baton Rouge, LA
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge is a hospital in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana that delivers babies. It handled 1,139 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (279 such births). That is the same as the Louisiana rate of 28% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,139Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 209Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- 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
17000 Medical Center Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
East Baton Rouge Parish
Call (225) 752-2470 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 209 | 336 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 33 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In Louisiana, Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge has the 19th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 38 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
- 70% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 70% 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
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge 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 Baton Rouge
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Womans Hospital | Baton Rouge | 4.7 | 30% | 7,797 | Yes |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge | 7.1 | 1% | 248 | Yes |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 8.8 | – | – | No |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary | 16 | 29% | 312 | Yes |
| North Oaks Medical Center | Hammond | 32 | 23% | 973 | Yes |
| St James Parish Hospital | Lutcher | 32 | – | – | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Baton Rouge
More in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Lane Regional Medical Center (Zachary)
Hospitals in Baton Rouge that do not offer labor and delivery: Fmol Health | Our Lady of the Lake, Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge, The General.
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