Sequoia Hospital: labor and delivery in Redwood City, CA
Sequoia Hospital is a hospital in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California that delivers babies. It handled 777 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 27% delivered by C-section (392 such births). That is above the California rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 27%First-birth C-section rate
- 777Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 375Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 5 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Sequoia Hospital
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Epidural and pain relief options
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- Birth center tours
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
170 Alameda de Las Pulgas
Redwood City, CA 94062
San Mateo County
Call (650) 369-5811 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Sequoia Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 27% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 375 | 286 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 42 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Top 25% (fewest complications).
In California, Sequoia Hospital has the 111th-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: 4 of 5 stars
- 82% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 80% 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
Sequoia Hospital 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 Redwood City
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City | Redwood City | 1.8 | 19% | 2,084 | Yes |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford | 6.4 | – | – | No |
| Peninsula Medical Center | Burlingame | 10 | 28% | 1,485 | Yes |
| El Camino Health | Mountain View | 12 | 28% | 4,650 | Yes |
| Washington Hospital | Fremont | 16 | 99% | 525 | Yes |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro | San Leandro | 16 | 19% | 3,123 | Yes |
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