Having a baby? The top ranked NJ maternity hospitals

👶 Highest ranked maternity hospitals in NJ
👶 Newsweek says several data points are considered
👶 NJ has more than a dozen 5-ribbon and 4-ribbon hospitals

Having a baby is a life-changing experience but there’s plenty for parents-to-be to consider, including selecting a hospital where their child will be born.

Newsweek has just released its annual list of the best maternity hospitals in the nation, and seven of the 159 hospitals that get a top 5-ribbon rating are in New Jersey.

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The evaluation is based on a nationwide online survey that asked hospital managers and maternity healthcare professionals such as OB/GYNs to recommend leading maternity hospitals.

Various data considered

Medical data relevant to maternity care along with patient satisfaction data was also considered.

The New Jersey list of 5-ribbon maternity hospitals in 2023:

• Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston

• Englewood Health in Englewood

• Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch

• Morristown Medical Center in Morristown

• Overlook Medical Center in Summit

• Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick

• The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood

Newsweek also compiled a list of 4-ribbon maternity hospitals, and in New Jersey they are:

• Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains

• Cooper University Hospital in Camden

• Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical in Westwood

• Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune

• Newton Medical Center in Newton

• Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in Plainsboro

• Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank

• Virtua Voorhees Hospital in Voorhees

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