America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2024

By Elizabeth Preston

Sr. Manager of Operations

The arrival of a healthy baby brings unparalleled joy. It's no wonder that families welcoming their newest members are looking for high-quality health care to ensure a smooth delivery and reliable postpartum care.

Unfortunately, for many U.S. women, access to maternity care is shrinking. In August 2023, mother- and baby-focused nonprofit March of Dimes released data showing that more than 5.6 million women live in counties with no or limited access to maternity care services. The group reported that the loss of hospitals' obstetric units has led to reduced maternity care access in 369 U.S. counties since 2018.

To help expectant parents find the right facility amid diminishing options, Newsweek has partnered with data and business intelligence portal Statista for the third annual ranking of America's Best Maternity Hospitals. The list recognizes the 404 leading maternity hospitals in the U.S.

The ranking is based on a nationwide online survey of hospital managers and medical professionals (regarding areas like perinatal care and operative obstetrics) as well as publicly available data from hospital surveys addressing the patient experience (including topics such as cleanliness and communication about medication).

Data on hospital quality metrics—like the number of elective deliveries and level of personnel vaccination—was provided from several sources, including nonprofit hospital accreditation organization The Joint Commission, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Health Resources and Services Administration.

The resulting list illuminates which American hospitals are best equipped to provide some of life's most crucial care.

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METHODOLOGY

The America's Best Maternity Hospitals 2024 ranking awards the 404 leading maternity hospitals in the U.S.

The list is based on three pillars:

1) Nationwide online survey: From January to February 2024, Statista invited hospital managers and medical professionals with knowledge about maternity hospitals to an online survey. Participants were asked to recommend leading maternity hospitals and to rate them on a scale of 1-10 in the areas of: Perinatal care, operative obstetrics, patient education & counseling, accommodation & service, and nurse & midwife staffing. Recommendations for their own employer/ hospital were not allowed. These assessments and the recommendations were used to determine the reputation score.

2) Results from patient surveys: Publicly available data from hospital surveys addressing the overall patient experience in the hospital. Survey topics included: cleanliness of the hospital, communication of the nurses/doctors, care transition, communication about medicines, discharge information, quietness, and staff responsiveness. Those data were used to determine the patient experience score.

3) Hospital quality metrics: These are publicly available data from a variety of sources on indicators relevant to maternity care. From The Joint Commission, an independent, nonprofit hospital accreditation organization, data were available for: cesarean birth, perinatal care, as unexpected complications in term newborns per 1000 live births, the advanced certification in perinatal care and the maternal levels of care verification. Data on maternal care, as elective delivery, exclusive breast milk feeding and maternity morbidity structural measure, infection prevention, patient satisfaction and personnel vaccination were available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. From the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) data was available for a hospitals' participation in programs related to Maternal and Child Health. These data were used to determine the quality metrics score.

Based on predefined thresholds for each of the three pillars, awarded hospitals were grouped into two tiers: five-ribbon hospitals and four-ribbon hospitals.

Five-ribbon performance = reputation score >69% + patient experience score >82% + quality metrics score >84% (168 hospitals)

Four-ribbon performance = reputation score >66% + patient experience score >79%+ quality metrics score >77% (236 hospitals)

Disclaimer

The rankings are comprised exclusively of hospitals that are eligible regarding the scope described in this document. A mention in the ranking is a positive recognition based on peer recommendations and publicly available data sources at the time. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data-collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last calendar year. Furthermore, events preceding or following the period 03/15/2023-03/15/2024 and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated to the facilities were not included in the metrics. As such, the results of this ranking should not be used as the sole source of information for future deliberations.

The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about hospitals or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. Due to the focus on uncomplicated pregnancies, no conclusions towards high-risk pregnancies and specialized obstetrics care pertaining to these situations can be drawn from this ranking. Please note that data are subject to change and may be affected by continuing differences among states in abortion and child-birth complications. The quality of hospitals that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

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