Looking for a midwife in Chinatown? Mabel compared all thirteen local options on experience, hospital, insurance and price. Local midwives deliver at NYP Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Hospital, and several see patients in neighborhood offices close to home. 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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Chinatown · 10013Hospital
#1 Pearl Tung
DNP, CNM · Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-07-27. Official source.
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
Medicaid, Medicare, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, EmblemHealth, Fidelis Care
Languages
English, Mandarin Chinese
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Speaks Mandarin and English
Rated 4.7 out of 5 by about 150 Zocdoc reviewers, who call her thorough and gentle
Has more than 10 years of midwifery experience, trained at Kings County, Bellevue and Elmhurst hospitals
The health center takes Medicaid and offers a sliding-fee discount for uninsured patients
Other considerations
Some patients report long waits and being asked to arrive 30–45 minutes early
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital · about 0.8 mi by car from Chinatown
The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-07-27. Official source.
Insurance
1199SEIU, Aetna, AmeriGroup, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Elderplan, EmblemHealth, Fidelis Care, HealthFirst, Humana, MVP Health Care, MagnaCare, Medicaid, Medicare, MetroPlus, Molina Healthcare, Tricare, UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealthcare Oxford, Wellcare
Languages
English, Spanish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Has been a midwife since 1998
Speaks Spanish and English
Patients describe her as patient, thorough and a good listener
Offices in Chinatown and in Brooklyn
Other considerations
Some patients report long waits, one over an hour
Births at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Fort Greene, a trip from Chinatown
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: The Brooklyn Hospital Center · about 4.9 mi by car from Chinatown
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
CNM · Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (OB/GYN), Chinatown; also Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
$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
Medicaid, Medicare, Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealthcare Oxford, 1199SEIU, EmblemHealth, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, MetroPlus Health Plan, Molina Healthcare, Wellcare, AmeriGroup, Oscar Health
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Sees patients at a community health center in the heart of Chinatown
The health center takes Medicaid and Medicare and offers a sliding-fee discount for uninsured patients
Staff speak more than 12 languages, including Chinese, Bengali and Spanish, with interpreters available
Has midwifery experience in New Haven and Kabul, and teaches midwifery and nursing at NYU
Other considerations
She combines clinic work with a faculty role at NYU, so her clinic hours are part-time
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
1199, Aetna, Affinity, Amerigroup/Healthplus, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, CHAMPVA, Cigna, Empire Plan, Fidelis, GHI, HealthFirst, HIP, Horizon BCBS of New Jersey, MagnaCare, Medicaid, Medicare Part B, MetroPlus, Oxford, PHCS Multiplan, POMCO, UnitedHealthcare (incl. Community Plan), VNS Choice, WellCare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Part of Mott Women Healthcare, an OB-GYN practice in Chinatown
Practice accepts New York Medicaid, MetroPlus, Fidelis and many major plans
Practice is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Certified nurse-midwife with 13+ years of experience, practicing since 2013.
Other considerations
Practice reviews often mention long waits
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn · about 0.8 mi by car from Chinatown
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
1199, Aetna, Affinity, Amerigroup/Healthplus, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, CHAMPVA, Cigna, Empire Plan, Fidelis, GHI, HealthFirst, HIP, Horizon BCBS of New Jersey, MagnaCare, Medicaid, Medicare Part B, MetroPlus, Oxford, PHCS Multiplan, POMCO, UnitedHealthcare (incl. Community Plan), VNS Choice, WellCare
Languages
English, Mandarin
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Speaks Mandarin and English
Patients say she listens well and takes time with questions
Practice accepts New York Medicaid and many major plans
Practice has offices in Chinatown and Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Other considerations
Some patients report long waits and little notice about delays
Newer midwife, certified in 2024
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn · about 0.8 mi by car from Chinatown
From the cost of care to the hospitals serving local families, these comparisons bring together published maternity measures and Mabel’s Chinatown market analysis.
Chinatown: estimated maternity spending
Bronze
$10.1k–$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$27.9k–$34.2k
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Estimated maternity costs in Chinatown, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.
Chinatown vs. nearby areas: price scenarios
Chinatown
$31,000
Tribeca
$33,600
SoHo
$33,600
Lower East Side
$49,400
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Chinatown families can also compare midwives in Tribeca, SoHo and Lower East Side. Mabel estimates a $31,000 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Chinatown midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.
Delivery hospital distance from Chinatown
NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital · 4 listed here0.8 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue2.6 mi
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital2.9 mi
The Brooklyn Hospital Center · 2 listed here4.9 mi
Estimated driving miles from the center of Chinatown.
Estimated distance to delivery hospital
Chinatown · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital
Scenario
Median
Within 3 mi
Within 5 mi
Weak distance preference
6.3 mi
21.3%
38.8%
Moderate distance preference
5.0 mi
39.2%
59.9%
Strong distance preference
2.6 mi
72.3%
87.3%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty
4.9 mi
49.9%
72.5%
Estimated driving distances and alternative assumptions about how strongly families prefer a nearby hospital.
Chinatown: birth-planning scenarios
Vaginal birth
70%
Cesarean
30%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
27%
Midwife-attended
11%
Source: NYS Department of Health hospital maternity data (2023), weighted by where Chinatown midwives deliver.
Delivery outcomes at Bellevue. 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
12 of 13
Other / unspecified
1 of 13
15+ years practicing
9 of 13
The 13 Chinatown profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 1998.
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.
Bellevue
23.6%
Brooklyn Hospital
32.6%
NYU Langone (Tisch)
28.4%
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue: 23.6% low-risk cesarean; 0.5% episiotomy; 1,533 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center: 32.6% low-risk cesarean; 3.3% episiotomy; 1,106 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital: 28.4% low-risk cesarean; 2.6% episiotomy; 5,249 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 Chinatown
Where births happen: NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital (4) and The Brooklyn Hospital Center (2).
Plan your route early: NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital is about 0.8 miles from Chinatown by car.
Besides English, midwives here speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
