The NC Women’s Hospital has been named a “High Performing Maternity Care” Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, marking UNC’s fifth year receiving this designation and the third consecutive year earning the top recognition for high-performing maternity care, which began in 2021 and evaluates hospitals that provide labor and delivery services and submit detailed data for analysis.
2026 hospital ratings for Maternity and Perinatal Care identifies hospitals that provide high-quality labor & delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies. U.S. News evaluates how well hospitals perform in childbirth using C-section rates, newborn severe complication rates, routine vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) rates, episiotomy rates, best practices to support breast milk feeding, whether a hospital meets federal criteria for “birthing-friendly” practices, and whether a hospital tracked and reported disparities in outcomes. This year, 495 top hospitals for Maternity care have been recognized as High Performing.
For more information about the data considered when determining this status, please refer to this link and the US news website