University of Arkansas Medical Sciences: labor and delivery in Little Rock, AR
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences is a hospital in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas that delivers babies. It handled 2,885 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (701 such births). That is above the Arkansas rate of 26% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,885Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 546Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- 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
4301 West Markham Street Mail Slot 612
Little Rock, AR 72205
Pulaski County
Call (501) 686-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, State
How University of Arkansas Medical Sciences compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 26% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 546 | 245 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 154 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In Arkansas, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences has the 25th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 27 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
- 77% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 71% 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
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences 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 Little Rock
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | 3.5 | 34% | 3,445 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock | North Little Rock | 6.2 | 26% | 1,229 | Yes |
| Saline Memorial Hospital | Benton | 19 | – | 668 | Yes |
| Baptist Health Medical Center- Conway | Conway | 22 | 30% | 437 | Yes |
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc. | Conway | 24 | 27% | 1,805 | Yes |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center | Pine Bluff | 43 | 32% | 472 | Yes |
More labor and delivery in Little Rock
More in Pulaski County
- Baptist Health Medical Center North Little Rock (North Little Rock)
Hospitals in Little Rock that do not offer labor and delivery: Chi-St Vincent Infirmary, Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC.
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