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The Best Midwives in Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Four Prospect Lefferts Gardens midwives, compared by experience, care approach, hospital connections and cost. Alongside hospital-based care, local midwives offer home births. Mabel reviewed professional records, practice information and local maternity data to help families find the right fit.

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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Prospect Lefferts Gardens · 11225Home birth

#1 Ellen Sidles

CM · Independent licensed midwife (Brooklyn)
$7,500
Typical NYC home-birth package (Mabel estimate from published practice fees)
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$7,500
Silver$7,500
Gold$7,500
Platinum$7,500
No insurance$7,500
Insurance
Being verified by Mabel
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Licensed midwife (CM) offering home-birth care in Brooklyn
  • Enrolled with New York Medicaid
  • Certified midwife with 17+ years of experience, practicing since 2009.
Other considerations
  • Home-birth care is usually paid out of pocket; most insurance plans don’t cover it in full.
Birth setting: Home birth
Delivers at: Home births
Practicing since: 2009
Practice address
399 Lincoln Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: 347-628-2108
Prospect Lefferts Gardens · 11225Hospital
Portrait of Gladys Christophe

#2 Gladys Christophe

Midwife · Community Healthcare Network (Brooklyn); Director of Midwifery, University Hospital at SUNY Downstate
$7,519–$15,985
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · SUNY Downstate
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$8,300–$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$17,200–$36,600
Hospital charges at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Hospital
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$7,519–$15,985Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$8,537–$17,616Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$12,527–$25,850Not published
University Hospital of Brooklyn. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 3/31/2026. Source: University Hospital of Brooklyn standard charges file (3/31/2026).
Insurance
Affinity Health Plan, Cigna, MagnaCare, Medicaid, MetroPlus Health
Languages
English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Has led the midwifery service at SUNY Downstate since 2003
  • Speaks French, Haitian Creole, Spanish and English
  • Accepts Medicaid and MetroPlus Health
  • Also certified in pediatric primary care
Other considerations
  • Births happen at SUNY Downstate in East Flatbush, a public teaching hospital
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Hospital · about 0.7 mi by car from Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Practicing since: 2003
Practice address
1167 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: 718-778-0198
Practice profile
Prospect Lefferts Gardens · 11225Hospital

#3 Kimberly Bylander

CNM, RN · Maimonides Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
$8,764–$21,535
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Maimonides
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$9,600–$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$24,500–$30,300
Hospital charges at Maimonides Medical Center
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$8,764–$21,535Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$9,725–$24,084Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$13,641–$34,471Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$12,192–$30,625Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$14,094–$35,672Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$20,509–$52,687Not published
Maimonides Medical Center. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-04-01. Maimonides 2023 inpatient sliding-scale discount (FIN-28): uninsured patients up to 300% FPL pay a discounted share of the Medicaid DRG rate. Source: Maimonides Medical Center standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
Aetna, Affinity Health Plan, CenterLight, Centers Plan, Centivo, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Empire Plan (United Healthcare), Fidelis, Hamaspik, HealthFirst, Hotel Trades, Local 1199, MagnaCare, Medicaid, Medicare, MetroPlusHealth, MultiPlan, Oxford, RiverSpring Health Plans, Tricare, United Healthcare, VNS Choice, Wellcare, WTC Health Program
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Births at Maimonides, Brooklyn's busiest maternity hospital
  • Whole-person care covering pregnancy, birth, sexual and reproductive health and primary care
  • Holds a Master's in Public Health alongside her midwifery training
  • Takes a wide range of plans, including Medicaid, MetroPlus, Healthfirst and Fidelis
Other considerations
  • Hospital-based care, so home or birth-center births are not offered
  • Newer midwife, certified as a CNM in 2022
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Maimonides Medical Center · about 3.8 mi by car from Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Practicing since: 2022
Practice address
125 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: 347-267-3812
Practice profile
Prospect Lefferts Gardens · 11225

#4 Ellie Lobovits

CNM · Practice details pending
$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, practicing since 2026.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2026
Practice address
1167 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Phone: 718-221-8169
Mabel Data · Prospect Lefferts Gardens 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 Prospect Lefferts Gardens market analysis.

Prospect Lefferts Gardens: estimated maternity spending

Bronze
$9.4k–$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
Home self-pay
$7.5k

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

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

Prospect Lefferts Gardens vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

Prospect Lefferts Gardens
$29,300
Crown Heights
$33,600
Flatbush
$31,900
East Flatbush
$29,200

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

Prospect Lefferts Gardens families can also compare midwives in Crown Heights, Flatbush and East Flatbush. Mabel estimates a $29,300 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Prospect Lefferts Gardens midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from Prospect Lefferts Gardens

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County0.7 mi
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Hospital · 1 listed here0.7 mi
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital2.0 mi
Maimonides Medical Center · 1 listed here3.8 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

Prospect Lefferts Gardens · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference3.8 mi39.9%74.8%
Moderate distance preference2.9 mi57.9%92.8%
Strong distance preference2.0 mi78.0%99.3%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty2.9 mi60.1%96.3%

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

Prospect Lefferts Gardens: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
62%
Cesarean
38%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
19%
Midwife-attended
0%

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

Delivery outcomes at SUNY Downstate. 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 4
Other / unspecified
1 of 4
15+ years practicing
2 of 4

The 4 Prospect Lefferts Gardens profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 2003.

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.

Kings County
30.9%
Brooklyn Methodist
24.5%
Brooklyn Hospital
32.6%

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County: 30.9% low-risk cesarean; 4.2% episiotomy; 1,409 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital: 24.5% low-risk cesarean. Leapfrog hospital report.

The Brooklyn Hospital Center: 32.6% low-risk cesarean; 3.3% episiotomy; 1,106 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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