Speare Memorial Hospital: labor and delivery in Plymouth, NH
Speare Memorial Hospital is a hospital in Plymouth, Grafton County, New Hampshire that delivers babies. It handled 174 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 23% delivered by C-section (60 such births). That is below the New Hampshire rate of 28% and below the U.S. median of 26%.
- 23%First-birth C-section rate
- 174Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 184Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 4 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Speare Memorial Hospital
- Doula support
- Epidural and pain relief options
- VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) support
- Water birth options
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
16 Hospital Road
Plymouth, NH 03264
Grafton County
Call (603) 536-1120 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Critical Access hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How Speare Memorial Hospital compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 23% | 28% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 184 | 227 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 77 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Top 25% (fewest complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In New Hampshire, Speare Memorial Hospital has the lowest first-birth C-section rate of 14 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
- 75% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 77% 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
Speare Memorial 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 Plymouth
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital | Lebanon | 29 | 27% | 1,103 | Yes |
| The Memorial Hospital | North Conway | 35 | 26% | 211 | Yes |
| Concord Hospital | Concord | 39 | 27% | 1,277 | Yes |
| Littleton Regional Healthcare | Littleton | 41 | 32% | 264 | – |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital | Saint Johnsbury | 50 | – | 36 | Yes |
| Central Vermont Medical Center | Barre | 50 | 30% | 231 | Yes |
More in Grafton County
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Lebanon)
- Littleton Regional Healthcare (Littleton)
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