Hospitals to give birth in Peabody, MA
15 hospitals within 20 miles of Peabody 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 Peabody, then take the tour questions below with you.
Birthing-Friendly hospitals near Peabody, MA
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston · 13.5 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 85%
55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 (617) 726-2000 -
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston · 16.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 81%
75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 (617) 732-5500 -
North Shore Medical Center -
Salem · 1.6 mi away
- CMS rating
- 5/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 67%
81 Highland Avenue, Salem, MA 01970 (978) 741-1215 -
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge · 14.9 mi away
- CMS rating
- 4/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 492-3500 -
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston · 16.0 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 79%
330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 (617) 667-7000 -
Northeast Hospital Corporation
Beverly · 3.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 66%
85 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA 01915 (978) 922-3000 -
Melrosewakefield Healthcare
Melrose · 8.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 64%
585 Lebanon Street, Melrose, MA 02176 (781) 979-3000 -
Winchester Hospital
Winchester · 10.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 75%
41 Highland Avenue, Winchester, MA 01890 (781) 729-9000 -
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge · 13.9 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 65%
1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 665-1000 -
Boston Medical Center
Boston · 15.2 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 73%
1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118 (617) 638-8000 -
Boston Medical Center-Brighton
Brighton · 16.7 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 3/5
- Would recommend
- 69%
736 Cambridge Street, Nevins Building, Brighton, MA 02135 (617) 789-3000 -
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport · 19.9 mi away
- CMS rating
- 3/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 61%
25 Highland Avenue, Newburyport, MA 01950 (978) 463-1000 -
Tufts Medical Center
Boston · 14.1 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 4/5
- Would recommend
- 79%
800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111 (617) 636-5000 -
Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
Lawrence · 16.8 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 62%
One General Street, Lawrence, MA 01841 (978) 683-4000 -
Holy Family Hospital
Methuen · 18.4 mi away
- CMS rating
- 2/5
- Patient survey
- 2/5
- Would recommend
- 53%
70 East Street, Methuen, MA 01844 (978) 687-0156
Ratings from CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026. Both ratings cover the whole hospital, not labor and delivery alone.
Doulas near Peabody
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.
Questions to ask on a hospital tour
Ratings only go so far. These answers differ between labor and delivery units in Peabody, 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.