WakeMed Named To Newsweek’s List Of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals For Fifth Consecutive Year

RALEIGH, N.C. – For the fifth consecutive year, Newsweek has named WakeMed Raleigh Campus, WakeMed Cary Hospital and WakeMed North Hospital to its list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals. According to a national ranking by Newsweek based on data from Statista, WakeMed is among the leading maternity care hospitals in the U.S.

The distinction recognizes WakeMed as a proven leader in providing the highest level of quality care for all birthing people and their babies.

Newsweek’s 2026 list of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals spotlights the leading 460 hospitals in the field of maternity in the U.S. that have fully met Statista’s standards for maternity care on evidence-based, nationally standardized metrics.

The recognition was based on a nationwide survey of medical professionals, key performance indicators, and patient survey results. The full methodology can be found here.

WakeMed delivers more babies than any other health system in Wake County — nearly 10,000 new lives each year. With three full-service hospitals offering a patient-focused birthing experience, WakeMed provides personalized care for the entire family, state-of-the-art facilities, expert care for babies needing extra help, lactation/feeding support, childbirth and parenting classes, and access to WakeMed doula services.

WakeMed North Hospital’s data was incorporated into tabulations with WakeMed Raleigh Campus because the two facilities operate under the same CMS license.