Looking for a midwife in Norwood? Mabel compared all ten local options on experience, hospital, insurance and price. Most deliver at North Central Bronx, so care here is largely hospital-based, with epidurals and obstetric backup close at hand. 10 of the 10 are certified nurse-midwives or certified midwives, and the most experienced has been practicing since 1989.
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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#1 Lynn Chapman-Stern
CNM ND · NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx Midwifery Service (PAGNY)
$10,643–$21,829
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.0 miles by car from Norwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx · about 0.0 mi by car from Norwood
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Certified nurse-midwife with 12+ years of experience, practicing since 2014.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.0 miles by car from Norwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx · about 0.0 mi by car from Norwood
Certified nurse-midwife · NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
$10,643–$21,829
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Certified nurse-midwife with 11+ years of experience, practicing since 2015.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.0 miles by car from Norwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx · about 0.0 mi by car from Norwood
Certified nurse-midwife · NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx Midwifery (also sees patients at Jacobi, Harlem and Gotham Health Tremont)
$10,643–$21,829
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Trained in midwifery at Yale and also holds a master's in public health
Part of North Central Bronx's midwifery unit, open since 1977 and delivering about 1,500 babies a year
Labor and delivery at North Central Bronx and Jacobi is midwife-led, with obstetricians called in for complications or C-sections
Sees patients at Gotham Health Tremont as well as hospital clinics
Other considerations
Midwives here cover labor in shifts, so the midwife at your birth may be a teammate rather than her
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem · about 0.0 mi by car from Norwood
CNM · NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx and NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi (Midwifery)
$10,643–$21,829
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Certified midwife with 10+ years of experience, practicing since 2016.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.0 miles by car from Norwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx · about 0.0 mi by car from Norwood
CM · NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx and Jacobi Midwifery
$10,643–$21,829
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Trained at SUNY Downstate, one of New York's long-running midwifery programs
Works at both North Central Bronx and Jacobi, Bronx public hospitals where midwives lead labor and delivery
North Central Bronx's midwifery unit has delivered more than 90,000 babies since 1977
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.0 miles by car from Norwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Other considerations
Began practicing as a midwife in 2024
Midwives cover labor in shifts, so the midwife at your birth may be a teammate
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx and NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi · about 0.0 mi by car from Norwood
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.0 miles by car from Norwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx · about 0.0 mi by car from Norwood
RN,CNM, WHNP-BC · NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
$10,643–$21,829
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · North Central Bronx
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$29,500–$40,700
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$21,829
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$23,007
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$6,015–$27,808
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$26,030
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$28,363
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$36,227
Not published
North Central Bronx. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-09-05. Source: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation standard charges file (2026-09-05).
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.0 miles by car from Norwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Also a women's health nurse practitioner, so gynecologic care continues after the baby arrives.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx · about 0.0 mi by car from Norwood
From the cost of care to the hospitals serving local families, these comparisons bring together published maternity measures and Mabel’s Norwood market analysis.
Norwood: estimated maternity spending
Bronze
$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$29.5k–$40.7k
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Estimated maternity costs in Norwood, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.
Norwood vs. nearby areas: price scenarios
Norwood
$35,100
Wakefield
$24,600
Inwood
$28,400
Tremont
$33,200
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Norwood families can also compare midwives in Wakefield, Inwood and Tremont. Mabel estimates a $35,100 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Norwood midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.
Delivery hospital distance from Norwood
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx · 10 listed here0.0 mi
Montefiore Wakefield Hospital1.9 mi
SBH Health System (St. Barnabas)2.6 mi
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital4.4 mi
Estimated driving miles from the center of Norwood.
Estimated distance to delivery hospital
Norwood · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital
Scenario
Median
Within 3 mi
Within 5 mi
Weak distance preference
3.3 mi
37.6%
78.5%
Moderate distance preference
2.6 mi
56.9%
95.3%
Strong distance preference
0.0 mi
80.4%
99.6%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty
2.6 mi
59.3%
97.8%
Estimated driving distances and alternative assumptions about how strongly families prefer a nearby hospital.
Norwood: birth-planning scenarios
Vaginal birth
70%
Cesarean
30%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
15%
Midwife-attended
64%
Source: NYS Department of Health hospital maternity data (2023), weighted by where Norwood midwives deliver.
Delivery outcomes at North Central Bronx. 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
10 of 10
Other / unspecified
0 of 10
15+ years practicing
2 of 10
The 10 Norwood profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 1989.
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.
North Central Bronx
30.3%
St. Barnabas
22.1%
Jacobi
34.3%
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx: 30.3% low-risk cesarean; 0.2% episiotomy; 981 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
SBH Health System (St. Barnabas): 22.1% low-risk cesarean; 1.3% episiotomy; 609 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi: 34.3% low-risk cesarean; 1.1% episiotomy; 1,799 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.
Giving birth near Norwood
All ten midwives listed here deliver at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx.
Plan your route early: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx is about 0.0 miles from Norwood by car.