Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center: labor and delivery in Marietta, GA
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia that delivers babies. It handled 6,048 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 33% delivered by C-section (2,119 such births). That is above the Georgia rate of 30% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 33%First-birth C-section rate
- 6,048Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 545Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 3 of 5Patient survey stars
- 4 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
- Newborn care: NICU on site
- Private labor and delivery rooms
- Midwifery care
- Lactation consultants
- Skin-to-skin time after birth
- Birth center tours
- High-risk pregnancy and maternal-fetal medicine care
Tour, class and care-team details are on the hospital's maternity page.
Address and phone
677 Church Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Cobb County
Call (770) 793-5000 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, hospital district
How Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 33% | 30% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 545 | 343 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 80 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications). Not counting transfusion-only cases: Middle 50%.
In Georgia, Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center has the 52nd-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 64 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
- 67% 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
Wellstar Kennestone Regional 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 Marietta
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center | Austell | 8.2 | 28% | 2,370 | Yes |
| Northside Hospital | Atlanta | 12 | 35% | 14,921 | Yes |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc. | Atlanta | 14 | 29% | 3,329 | Yes |
| Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center | Roswell | 15 | 23% | 1,452 | Yes |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | 17 | 31% | 4,028 | Yes |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Atlanta | 18 | 34% | 3,558 | Yes |
More in Cobb County
- Wellstar Cobb Medical Center (Austell)
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