Hospitals to give birth in Kansas City, MO
13 hospitals within 20 miles of Kansas City meet the Birthing-Friendly criteria from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Compare their CMS star ratings, what patients said in Medicare's survey, and how far each one is from central Kansas City, then take the tour questions below with you.
Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Kansas City, MO
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University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City · 3.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 84%
4000 Cambridge Street, Kansas City, KS 66160 (913) 588-5000 -
St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City
Kansas City · 3.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 79%
4401 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 932-2000 -
Saint Lukes North Hospital
Kansas City · 10.9 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
5830 N W Barry Road, Kansas City, MO 64154 (816) 891-6000 -
Saint Luke's East Hospital
Lees Summit · 15.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 79%
100 N E Saint Luke's Boulevard, Lees Summit, MO 64086 (816) 347-5000 -
AdventHealth South Overland Park
Overland Park · 19.3 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 81%
7820 W 165th Street, Overland Park, KS 66223 (913) 373-2000 -
NKC Health
North Kansas City · 3.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
2800 Clay Edwards Drive, North Kansas City, MO 64116 (816) 691-2000 -
Overland Park Regional Med Center
Overland Park · 13.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 66%
10500 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS 66215 (913) 541-5000 -
University Health Lakewood Medical Center
Kansas City · 13.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 67%
7900 Lee's Summit Rd, Kansas City, MO 64139 (816) 404-7000 -
AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
Shawnee Mission · 9.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
9100 W 74th Street, Shawnee Mission, KS 66204 (913) 676-2152 -
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill
Kansas City · 1.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 60%
2301 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 404-1000 -
Centerpoint Medical Center
Independence · 12.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 59%
19600 East 39th Street, Independence, MO 64057 (816) 698-7000 -
Liberty Hospital
Liberty · 14.6 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 72%
2525 Glenn Hendren Dr, Liberty, MO 64068 (816) 781-7200 -
Research Medical Center
Kansas City · 6.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 58%
2316 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64132 (816) 276-4000
Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.
Doulas near Kansas City
A doula supports you through labor and birth at the hospital you choose, and can help you write a birth plan the labor and delivery team can follow.
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Samantha Moore
Birth & Postpartum Doula
5.0
(26 reviews)
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Amy Weaver
Birth & Postpartum Doula
5.0
(47 reviews)
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Lula Edwards
Birth & Postpartum Doula
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Erykah Wayne
Birth & Postpartum Doula
5.0
(1 review)
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Amanda Downing
Birth & Postpartum Doula
5.0
(4 reviews)
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Laura Langham
Birth & Postpartum Doula
5.0
(6 reviews)
Questions to ask on a hospital tour
Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Kansas City, so ask each hospital on your shortlist, on a tour or over the phone.
- How many support people can be with me in labor, and does a doula count toward that limit?
- What is your cesarean rate for first-time mothers with a low-risk, full-term, head-down baby (the NTSV rate)?
- What level is your NICU, and which babies do you transfer to another hospital?
- Are midwives on staff, and can they attend my birth if my OB is not on call?
- Is an anesthesiologist in the hospital around the clock for epidurals?
- Do you support laboring in water, wireless monitoring and moving around during labor?
- Does my baby stay in my room, and when can I see a lactation consultant?
- Do you offer a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) if I have had a C-section before?
How this list is sorted
Every hospital here meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: it reports taking part in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement program and using that program's recommended safety practices. The designation is self-reported and most hospitals that deliver babies hold it, so treat it as a baseline, not a ranking.
We sort by the CMS overall hospital star rating, then by the patient survey star rating, then by distance. The overall rating combines mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience and timely care across the whole hospital. The survey rating comes from patients' answers to Medicare's HCAHPS survey about their stay.
CMS does not yet publish cesarean or severe complication rates for each hospital, so ask the hospitals on your shortlist for theirs.