SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis: labor and delivery in Saint Louis, MO
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis is a hospital in Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri that delivers babies. It handled 2,127 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 28% delivered by C-section (502 such births). That is above the Missouri rate of 25% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 28%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,127Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 466Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 3 of 5Overall hospital stars
Address and phone
6420 Clayton Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63117
St. Louis County
Call (314) 768-8000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 28% | 25% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 466 | 247 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 113 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Missouri, SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis has the 40th-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: 2 of 5 stars
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 60% 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
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St Louis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Saint Louis | 2.5 | 25% | 3,604 | Yes |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | Saint Louis | 7.2 | 27% | 4,276 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | Saint Louis | 7.2 | 30% | 7,809 | Yes |
| Mercy Hospital South | Saint Louis | 9.3 | 23% | 1,180 | Yes |
| SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis | Bridgeton | 10 | 27% | 663 | Yes |
| St Lukes Hospital | Chesterfield | 11 | 28% | 1,116 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Saint 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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