Best Hospitals to Give Birth in the US (2026)
Find hospitals with the CMS Birthing Friendly Designation — the federal quality standard for maternity care. Search 4,496 hospitals across all 50 states.
4,496Hospitals
2,264Birthing Friendly Certified
56States & Territories
Find Birthing-Friendly Hospitals Near You
Search 4,400+ hospitals ranked by CMS quality data. Filter to see which hospitals have earned the federal Birthing Friendly Designation.
What is a Birthing Friendly hospital? It's a federal quality designation from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), awarded to hospitals that follow evidence-based maternity care practices and participate in national safety quality programs.
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Data source: CMS Hospital Compare — updated quarterly. 2026.
Browse by State
Alabama
86 hospitals
38 birthing friendly
Alaska
21 hospitals
11 birthing friendly
Arizona
81 hospitals
39 birthing friendly
Arkansas
71 hospitals
31 birthing friendly
AS
1 hospitals
0 birthing friendly
California
315 hospitals
193 birthing friendly
Colorado
83 hospitals
45 birthing friendly
Connecticut
27 hospitals
23 birthing friendly
Delaware
6 hospitals
6 birthing friendly
District of Columbia
6 hospitals
5 birthing friendly
Florida
181 hospitals
93 birthing friendly
Georgia
125 hospitals
61 birthing friendly
Guam
2 hospitals
0 birthing friendly
Hawaii
20 hospitals
9 birthing friendly
Idaho
42 hospitals
16 birthing friendly
Illinois
169 hospitals
83 birthing friendly
Indiana
115 hospitals
75 birthing friendly
Iowa
112 hospitals
39 birthing friendly
Kansas
126 hospitals
39 birthing friendly
Kentucky
89 hospitals
42 birthing friendly
Louisiana
109 hospitals
40 birthing friendly
Maine
33 hospitals
16 birthing friendly
Maryland
43 hospitals
31 birthing friendly
Massachusetts
59 hospitals
38 birthing friendly
Michigan
125 hospitals
72 birthing friendly
Minnesota
122 hospitals
60 birthing friendly
Mississippi
88 hospitals
37 birthing friendly
Missouri
98 hospitals
51 birthing friendly
Montana
61 hospitals
17 birthing friendly
MP
1 hospitals
0 birthing friendly
Nebraska
87 hospitals
31 birthing friendly
Nevada
35 hospitals
13 birthing friendly
New Hampshire
26 hospitals
13 birthing friendly
New Jersey
61 hospitals
45 birthing friendly
New Mexico
39 hospitals
21 birthing friendly
New York
151 hospitals
102 birthing friendly
North Carolina
100 hospitals
72 birthing friendly
North Dakota
44 hospitals
11 birthing friendly
Ohio
149 hospitals
78 birthing friendly
Oklahoma
115 hospitals
43 birthing friendly
Oregon
57 hospitals
40 birthing friendly
Pennsylvania
150 hospitals
74 birthing friendly
Puerto Rico
54 hospitals
7 birthing friendly
Rhode Island
10 hospitals
5 birthing friendly
South Carolina
54 hospitals
36 birthing friendly
South Dakota
58 hospitals
11 birthing friendly
Tennessee
94 hospitals
53 birthing friendly
Texas
373 hospitals
175 birthing friendly
Utah
45 hospitals
35 birthing friendly
Vermont
14 hospitals
8 birthing friendly
Virgin Islands
2 hospitals
0 birthing friendly
Virginia
79 hospitals
43 birthing friendly
Washington
85 hospitals
46 birthing friendly
West Virginia
46 hospitals
19 birthing friendly
Wisconsin
123 hospitals
64 birthing friendly
Wyoming
27 hospitals
9 birthing friendly
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