Emory Healthcare · Atlanta, GA

Emory University Hospital Midtown

550 Peachtree Street NE · Atlanta, GA

Safety Rating: CNationally Recognized for Maternity Care

Maternal Safety Score

Concern

3.5 / 10

Has significant areas of concern on key safety measures.

Category	Max Points	Score
C-section rate	4.0	0.5
Safety rating	2.5	0.8
Transparency	1.5	0.5
Services	1.2	0.9
Episiotomy rate	0.8	0.8

The safety standard for C-sections is 23.6% or lower. The safety standard for episiotomies is 5% or lower.

C-Section Rate

Not disclosed

This hospital has not shared this information

Safety standard: 23.6% · National avg: 25.3%

Episiotomy Rate

1.9%

✓ Meets the safety standard

Safety standard: 5% · National avg: 3.4%

This hospital

1.9%

National avg

3.4%

These rates are for first-time mothers with a single baby, full-term, head-down. This is the most common low-risk birth situation.

Services & Patient Support

✓VBAC available

✓Midwives on staff

✓Bring your own doula

✓Breastfeeding support, in-hospital and after discharge

✗No policy to limit early induced births

✓NICU on site

What to Know Before You Choose

⚠NTSV c-section rate not yet extracted. Hospital submitted 2025 Leapfrog survey.

⚠Episiotomy rate 1.9% — excellent, well below the 5% benchmark.

⚠Leapfrog Safety Grade C (Spring 2026).

⚠US News Best Maternity Hospital designation.

⚠Emory Healthcare academic medical center — downtown Atlanta campus, full MFM support.

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Where this data comes from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Spring 2026; Leapfrog Maternity Data 2024; US News Best Hospitals Maternity
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