These 23 IL Hospitals Are Ranked Among Best For Maternity Care

Where to have a baby is one of the most important decisions Illinois parents make. To help guide them, U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.

U.S. News has been evaluating hospitals that provide labor and delivery service since 2021, and this year evaluated a record 901 hospitals.

These public ratings assist expectant parents, in consultation with their prenatal care providers, in making informed decisions about where to receive maternity care for uncomplicated births.

The top maternity hospitals in Illinois are:

• Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville
• Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove
• Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington
• Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago
• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge
• Advocate Sherman Hospital, Elgin
• Advocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago
• Alton Memorial Hospital
• Ascension St. Alexius, Hoffman Estates
• Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Peoria
• Endeavor Health Edward Hospital, Naperville
• Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital
• Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights
• Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, Chicago
• Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood
• Memorial Hospital Belleville
• Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
• Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield
• Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Geneva
• Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, Palos Heights
• Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
• Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora
• University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago

The data is based entirely on objective measures of quality, such as C-section rates in lower-risk pregnancies, severe unexpected newborn complication rates and exclusive breast milk feeding rates, among other measures.

The 2026 Best Hospitals for Maternity Care ratings also recognize hospitals offering services to underserved communities. Now in its third year, the Maternity Care Access Hospital designation was awarded to 147 hospitals.

These essential hospitals serve communities that would be in danger of becoming maternity care deserts if they were to stop providing crucial maternity care services. Parents-to-be can research their local hospitals’ performance metrics as well as maternity-related programs, services and support at health.usnews.com to help them decide where to give birth.

In Illinois, Alton Memorial Hospital received the Maternity Care Access Hospital designation.

The following metropolitan areas, listed in alphabetical order, have the greatest number of hospitals on the list:

• Boston
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Chicago
• Cincinnati
• Dallas-Fort Worth
• Denver
• Detroit
• Houston
• Indianapolis
• Kansas City
• Los Angeles
• Milwaukee
• New York
• Philadelphia
• Riverside-San Bernardino, California
• San Diego
• San Francisco
• Seattle
• St. Louis
• Washington, D.C.