University of Utah Health · Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah Health, University of Utah Hospital

50 North Medical Drive · Salt Lake City, UT

CMS Birthing-Friendly Baby-Friendly

NTSV C-Section Rate

27-30%

✗ Above the 23.6% national benchmark

Episiotomy Rate

< 5%

✓ Below the 5% benchmark

Services & Practices

✓

VBAC Available

✓

Certified Midwives on Staff

44.6% of births attended by midwives

✗

Hospital Employs Doulas

✓

Lactation Services

✓

NICU On-Site

✓

Hydrotherapy Tub During Labor

✓

Baby-Friendly Designation

What to Know Before You Choose

⚠C-section rate in the 27-30% range — above the national benchmark of 23.6%

⚠Leapfrog survey: Declined to respond on all maternity measures

⚠US News: not rated High Performing despite Birthing-Friendly designation

Leapfrog Maternity Survey

DECLINED TO RESPOND This hospital declined to respond to all Leapfrog maternity measures. Exact numeric rates are not available.

Data Source US News Best Hospitals 2025 · Data year: 2025
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Leapfrog Group 2024-2025 Hospital Survey, US News Best Hospitals 2025 Maternity Care ratings. US News does not publish exact NTSV c-section or episiotomy percentages — only ranges and qualitative tiers. Exact numeric rates are sourced from Leapfrog when available. For US News-sourced hospitals, c_section_rate is null and c_section_rate_range reflects the US News-reported range. Episiotomy_rate is null for US News hospitals; episiotomy_below_5_pct indicates whether US News reported the rate as below 5%.