Labor and delivery hospitals in Missouri

55 hospitals in Missouri deliver babies, handling 61,179 deliveries in 2025. 51 hold the Birthing-Friendly designation. The statewide first-birth C-section rate is 25%, against a U.S. median of 26%.

Every hospital in Missouri that delivers babies

HospitalCityFirst-birth C-section rateDeliveries, 2025Birthing-Friendly
Mercy Hospital St LouisSaint Louis30%7,809Yes
Missouri Baptist Medical CenterSaint Louis27%4,276Yes
Barnes Jewish HospitalSaint Louis25%3,604Yes
Cox Medical CentersSpringfield22%3,595Yes
Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield26%3,064Yes
University of Missouri Health CareColumbia31%3,035Yes
Nkc HealthNorth Kansas City17%2,447Yes
SSM Health St Mary's Hospital - St LouisSaint Louis28%2,127Yes
Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit29%1,818Yes
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas CityKansas City25%1,768Yes
Mercy Hospital JoplinJoplin28%1,454Yes
Boone Hospital CenterColumbia31%1,412Yes
Mosaic Life Care at St JosephSaint Joseph14%1,400Yes
Truman Medical Center Hospital HillKansas City34%1,367Yes
Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau27%1,261Yes
Mercy Hospital SouthSaint Louis23%1,180Yes
SSM St Joseph Hospital WestLake Saint Louis22%1,132Yes
St Lukes HospitalChesterfield28%1,116Yes
Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence25%1,027Yes
University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City30%953Yes
SSM St Clare Health CenterFenton28%927Yes
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson CityJefferson City19%849Yes
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff26%839Yes
Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington22%740Yes
Saint Lukes North HospitalKansas City20%739Yes
Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg27%683Yes
Progress West HospitalOfallon21%677Yes
Phelps County Regional Medical CenterRolla20%663Yes
SSM Health Depaul Hospital St LouisBridgeton27%663Yes
Mercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City17%625Yes
Lake Regional Health SystemOsage Beach14%610Yes
Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau19%592Yes
Cox Medical Center BransonBranson16%578Yes
Freeman Health System - Freeman WestJoplin31%565Yes
Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal25%552Yes
Citizens Memorial HospitalBolivar21%489Yes
Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston27%479Yes
Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains13%474Yes
Parkland Health CenterFarmington16%462Yes
Northeast Regional Medical CenterKirksville14%452Yes
Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia18%445Yes
Liberty HospitalLiberty14%350Yes
Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton20%279Yes
Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall24%247Yes
Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora21%224Yes
Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan25%215Yes
Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon17%206Yes
Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville16%198–
Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSainte Genevieve25%115Yes
Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville26%105Yes
Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron–95No
Scotland County HospitalMemphis–71–
Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada–61Yes
Community Hospital AssociationFairfax–34–
Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston–31Yes

Cities in Missouri

Counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri where the hospital does not deliver babies