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The Best Midwives in Concourse

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Three Concourse midwives, compared by experience, care approach, hospital connections and cost. Local midwives deliver at Metropolitan, and several see patients in neighborhood offices close to home. 3 of the 3 are certified nurse-midwives or certified midwives, and the most experienced has been practicing since 2006.

How we ranked: Providers are listed by experience, credentials, where they deliver, what families tell us and how much of their practice Mabel could verify. The order is editorial.

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Concourse · 10452

#1 Celia Forster

CNM · NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania
$3,950–$3,950
Estimated out-of-pocket with a Silver plan · NYC hospital · vaginal birth to C-section
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$30,500–$36,600
Insurance
Being verified by Mabel
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Sees patients at the Morrisania community health center on Gerard Avenue in the Concourse area
  • Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2006
Practice address
1225 Gerard Ave, Bronx, NY 10452
Phone: 718-960-2875
Concourse · 10452Hospital

#2 Mikaila Mansfield

CNM/WHNP-BC · NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania and NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
$10,643–$68,850
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Metropolitan
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$83,400–$95,100
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$10,643–$68,850Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,643–$70,056Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$7,264–$74,972Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$15,447–$73,152Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,447–$75,540Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$15,824–$83,593Not published
Metropolitan Hospital Center. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Insurance
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, MetroPlusHealth, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan, Amida Care, VNS Health
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Full-scope midwife who handles prenatal visits, birth and gynecologic care.
  • Sees patients close to home at Gotham Health Morrisania in the Concourse area.
  • Also certified as a women's health nurse practitioner.
  • Completed a full-scope midwifery residency after graduate school at Georgetown.
Other considerations
  • Births happen at Metropolitan Hospital in East Harlem, a trip from the South Bronx.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan · about 6.6 mi by car from Concourse
Practicing since: 2022
Practice address
1225 Gerard Ave, Bronx, NY 10452
Phone: 844-692-4692
Practice profile
Concourse · 10451

#3 Nubia Tyehimba

CNM · Independent practice
$3,950–$3,950
Estimated out-of-pocket with a Silver plan · NYC hospital · vaginal birth to C-section
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$30,500–$36,600
Insurance
Being verified by Mabel
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Certified nurse-midwife with 6+ years of experience, practicing since 2020.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2020
Practice address
675 Walton Ave, Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: 646-321-4662
Mabel Data · Concourse care costs

Understanding midwife costs and care choices

From the cost of care to the hospitals serving local families, these comparisons bring together published maternity measures and Mabel’s Concourse market analysis.

Concourse: estimated maternity spending

Bronze
$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$48.1k–$56.1k

Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.

Estimated maternity costs in Concourse, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.

Concourse vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

Concourse
$52,100
Claremont
$24,400
Melrose
$53,400
Washington Heights
$30,200

Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.

Concourse families can also compare midwives in Claremont, Melrose and Washington Heights. Mabel estimates a $52,100 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Concourse midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from Concourse

BronxCare Health System1.4 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln1.4 mi
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center3.6 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan · 1 listed here6.6 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of Concourse.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

Concourse · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference5.4 mi25.8%42.6%
Moderate distance preference3.0 mi44.3%65.4%
Strong distance preference1.4 mi71.4%89.5%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty1.4 mi52.4%71.5%

Estimated driving distances and alternative assumptions about how strongly families prefer a nearby hospital.

Concourse: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
71%
Cesarean
29%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
17%
Midwife-attended
35%

Source: NYS Department of Health hospital maternity data (2023), weighted by where Concourse midwives deliver.

Delivery outcomes at Metropolitan. VBAC is the share of births after a previous C-section that were vaginal; midwife-attended is the share of all births attended by a midwife.

Experience among listed midwives

CNM / CM
3 of 3
Other / unspecified
0 of 3
15+ years practicing
1 of 3

The 3 Concourse profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 2006.

Nearby hospitals: maternity outcomes

A comparable Leapfrog measure is the low-risk, first-birth cesarean rate. Lower is generally preferable for this specific measure, but does not determine the best hospital for every pregnancy.

BronxCare
34.6%
Metropolitan
19.8%
Harlem Hospital
40.8%

BronxCare Health System: 34.6% low-risk cesarean; 1.0% episiotomy; 1,383 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan: 19.8% low-risk cesarean; 1.6% episiotomy; 979 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem: 40.8% low-risk cesarean; 3.4% episiotomy; 704 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

Published Leapfrog hospital-level maternity measures; not individual midwife outcomes. Reporting periods and patient mix may differ.

Mabel Estimates are scenario-based, not personalized benefits calculations. Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum tiers describe broad cost-sharing levels, not fixed maternity prices. Individual coverage and clinical credentials should be confirmed directly before booking.

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