St Vincent's Medical Center: labor and delivery in Bridgeport, CT
St Vincent's Medical Center is a hospital in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut that delivers babies. It handled 1,193 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 36% delivered by C-section (429 such births). That is above the Connecticut rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 36%First-birth C-section rate
- 1,193Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 254Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at St Vincent's Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Midwifery care
- 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
2800 Main St
Bridgeport, CT 06606
Fairfield County
Call (203) 576-5551 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Nonprofit, Private
How St Vincent's Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 36% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 254 | 340 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 93 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Middle 50%. Not counting transfusion-only cases: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Connecticut, St Vincent's Medical Center has the 20th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 21 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
- 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
St Vincent's 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 Bridgeport
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Hospital | Bridgeport | 2.0 | 28% | 2,277 | Yes |
| Griffin Hospital | Derby | 11 | 26% | 475 | Yes |
| Norwalk Hospital | Norwalk | 13 | 30% | 769 | Yes |
| Yale-New Haven Hospital | New Haven | 16 | 27% | 5,553 | Yes |
| St Charles Hospital | Port Jefferson | 19 | 46% | 1,296 | Yes |
| Danbury Hospital | Danbury | 19 | 33% | 2,016 | Yes |
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