Best Hospitals to Give Birth in New Hampshire (2026)
Compare 26 hospitals in New Hampshire by CMS quality rating and Birthing Friendly designation status. Find the safest place to deliver your baby.
26Hospitals
13Birthing Friendly
50%Certified Rate
Top Birthing Friendly Hospitals in New Hampshire
Hospitals below have earned the CMS Birthing Friendly Designation and are sorted by CMS overall quality rating.
✓ Birthing Friendly
Exeter Hospital Inc
📍 Exeter, NH
✓ Birthing Friendly
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
📍 Lebanon, NH
✓ Birthing Friendly
St Joseph Hospital
📍 Nashua, NH
✓ Birthing Friendly
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
📍 Dover, NH
✓ Birthing Friendly
Cheshire Medical Center
📍 Keene, NH
✓ Birthing Friendly
Catholic Medical Center
📍 Manchester, NH
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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.
Maternity Care in New Hampshire
Birthing Friendly Certification Rate
50%
of New Hampshire hospitals have earned the CMS Birthing Friendly designation, compared to a national average of ~50%.
What to Know
When choosing a hospital in New Hampshire, prioritize hospitals with the Birthing Friendly designation, a 4-5 star CMS rating, and an on-site OB 24/7. Call ahead to ask about C-section rates and VBAC policies.
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