Based on outcomes data, recognition is highest maternal health honor from U.S. News 

Brooklyn, NY, Dec. 9, 2025 – U.S. News & World Report has named Maimonides Medical Center a 2026 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care. This is the highest award a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study, now in its fifth edition.

Maimonides was one of four hospitals in Brooklyn and 10 in all of New York City to be distinguished.

U.S. News began evaluating maternity care hospitals in 2021, rating hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submit detailed data to the publication for analysis. For the 2026 edition, approximately 900 hospitals nationwide submitted maternity data for evaluation. Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings are intended to assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care providers, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity services that best meet their family’s needs.

Maimonides earned a High Performing designation in recognition of maternity care as measured by factors such as C-section rates in lower-risk pregnancies, severe unexpected newborn complication rates, exclusive breast milk feeding rates, and birthing-friendly practices, among other measures.

Maimonides boasts one of New York State’s largest obstetrics programs, delivering more than 5,500 babies at the Stella and Joseph Payson Birthing Center in 2024. As one 17 Regional Perinatal Centers in New York State, our multidisciplinary teams deliver the highest level of complex care from conception to birth and beyond, including a state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

“Our Women’s Health Institute cares for women throughout the lifespan, and we bring a similar approach to our full-spectrum pregnancy and maternity care services,” said Scott Chudnoff, MD, Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Maimonides. “We are here for mothers and families at every step of their journeys, including pre-pregnancy care and planning, early pregnancy, maternal–fetal medicine, and neonatology, providing individualized care to achieve the best long-term outcomes for every patient. This recognition is a testament to that approach and to the commitment to excellence that our teams bring to the care of every patient.”

“Hospitals designated as a U.S. News Best Hospital for Maternity Care are national leaders. This recognition means they are consistently hitting crucial patient safety benchmarks compared to other hospitals,” said Jennifer Winston, PhD, health data scientist at U.S. News. “It’s a clear signal to expectant parents about where the highest standards of care are being practiced—when parents see this designation, they can be assured they are choosing a hospital dedicated to exceptional, evidence-based maternity care.”

For more information, read the full report on Best Hospitals for Maternity Care by U.S. News and learn more about obstetric care and maternal–fetal medicine at Maimonides.

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