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The 6 Best Midwives in Gramercy

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Six midwives practice in Gramercy. Here is how they compare on experience, birth setting, hospital and cost. Most deliver at Mount Sinai West and North Central Bronx, so care here is largely hospital-based, with epidurals and obstetric backup close at hand. 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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Gramercy · 10003Hospital
Portrait of Rochelle Lipshutz

#1 Rochelle Lipshutz

CNM · Mount Sinai Doctors - Union Square (OB/GYN with Drs. Brar, Lewis-Morris and Rothenberg)
$9,445–$12,277
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Mount Sinai West
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$9,000–$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$19,800–$24,900
Hospital charges at Mount Sinai West
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$9,445–$12,277Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,467–$13,730Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$14,635–$19,651Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$13,092–$17,459Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,117–$20,336Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$21,944–$30,036Not published
Combined file for Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-04-01. Official source.
Insurance
1199 SEIU, 32BJ Health Fund, Aetna, Amidacare Medicaid, Anthem/Empire BCBS, Empire HealthPlus Medicaid, Cigna, Centivo, Elderplan, EmblemHealth (GHI-PPO, HIP), Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Horizon NJ, MagnaCare, Medicare, MetroPlus, Multiplan PHCS, NY Medicaid, NJ Medicaid, Oscar, Oxford Freedom and Liberty, UnitedHealthcare, VNSNY Select Health, WellCare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Has been a midwife with Mount Sinai since 1989
  • Rated 4.8 out of 5 by 32 patients on her Mount Sinai profile
  • Has taught in the Columbia and NYU midwifery programs
  • Convenient Union Square office; accepts Medicaid and most major plans
Other considerations
  • Births happen at Mount Sinai West in Midtown, a trip uptown from the Union Square office
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 3.3 mi by car from Gramercy
Practicing since: 1989
Patient rating: 4.8 / 5 on Mount Sinai (32 reviews)
Practice address
10 Union Sq E, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-241-6724
Practice profile
Gramercy · 10003Hospital

#2 Michele Handelman

CNM, FNP · ACN West - Family Planning Practice (NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia); also NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx and Jacobi
$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 typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$10,643–$21,829Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,643–$23,007Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$6,015–$27,808Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$15,447–$26,030Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,447–$28,363Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$15,824–$36,227Not 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).
Insurance
Amida Care, EmblemHealth, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, UnitedHealthcare, VNS Health, WellCare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Has been a nurse-midwife for over 30 years, trained at Frontier Nursing University
  • Also a family nurse practitioner, so she can care for more than pregnancy
  • Offers prenatal care and pre-conception counseling at a Columbia-affiliated clinic in Washington Heights
  • Takes Medicaid-managed plans such as Healthfirst, Fidelis Care and EmblemHealth
Other considerations
  • Her NewYork-Presbyterian clinic is a family-planning practice; her hospital midwifery work is in the Bronx at North Central Bronx and Jacobi
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx and NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi · about 17.6 mi by car from Gramercy
Practicing since: 1990
Practice address
10 Union Sq E, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-844-8590
Practice profile
Gramercy · 10003Hospital

#3 BIMC Midwifery Associates

Midwifery practice · Mount Sinai-Union Square OB/GYN (formerly Beth Israel Medical Center midwifery)
$9,445–$12,277
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Mount Sinai West
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$9,000–$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$19,800–$24,900
Hospital charges at Mount Sinai West
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$9,445–$12,277Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,467–$13,730Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$14,635–$19,651Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$13,092–$17,459Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,117–$20,336Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$21,944–$30,036Not published
Combined file for Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-04-01. Official source.
Insurance
1199, Aetna, Allied Benefit Systems, Anthem/Empire BCBS, Cigna, EmblemHealth (GHI, HIP), Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, MetroPlus, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Multiplan PPO, Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, WellCare Medicare, VNS Choice, Village Care
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Midwifery practice caring for families since 2006.
  • Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 3.3 miles by car from Gramercy, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
  • Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 3.3 mi by car from Gramercy
Practicing since: 2006
Practice address
10 Union Square East, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-256-8500
Practice profile
Gramercy · 10003Hospital

#4 Cory Cantrell

CNM · Mount Sinai-Union Square OB/GYN (formerly Beth Israel midwifery)
$9,445–$12,277
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Mount Sinai West
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$9,000–$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$19,800–$24,900
Hospital charges at Mount Sinai West
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$9,445–$12,277Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,467–$13,730Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$14,635–$19,651Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$13,092–$17,459Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,117–$20,336Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$21,944–$30,036Not published
Combined file for Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-04-01. Official source.
Insurance
1199, Aetna, Allied Benefit Systems, Anthem/Empire BCBS, Cigna, EmblemHealth (GHI, HIP), Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, MetroPlus, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Multiplan PPO, Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, WellCare Medicare, VNS Choice, Village Care
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Certified nurse-midwife with 16+ years of experience, practicing since 2010.
  • Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 3.3 miles by car from Gramercy, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
  • Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 3.3 mi by car from Gramercy
Practicing since: 2010
Practice address
10 Union Sq E, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-844-8610
Practice profile
Gramercy · 10003Hospital

#5 Irene Freeman

NP · Mount Sinai-Union Square OB/GYN (formerly Beth Israel Medical Center midwifery)
$9,445–$12,277
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Mount Sinai West
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$9,000–$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$19,800–$24,900
Hospital charges at Mount Sinai West
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$9,445–$12,277Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,467–$13,730Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$14,635–$19,651Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$13,092–$17,459Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,117–$20,336Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$21,944–$30,036Not published
Combined file for Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-04-01. Official source.
Insurance
1199, Aetna, Allied Benefit Systems, Anthem/Empire BCBS, Cigna, EmblemHealth (GHI, HIP), Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, MetroPlus, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Multiplan PPO, Medicaid, Medicare, Tricare, WellCare Medicare, VNS Choice, Village Care
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
  • Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 3.3 miles by car from Gramercy, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
  • Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
  • Also a women's health nurse practitioner, so gynecologic care continues after the baby arrives.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 3.3 mi by car from Gramercy
Practicing since: 2006
Practice address
10 Union Sq E, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-844-8500
Practice profile
Gramercy · 10003

#6 Hannah Kasper

RN, CNM · Beth Israel Medical Center
$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 11+ years of experience, practicing since 2015.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2015
Practice address
353 E. 17th St, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-420-4206
Mabel Data · Gramercy 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 Gramercy market analysis.

Gramercy: estimated maternity spending

Bronze
$9.4k–$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$23.2k–$29.5k

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

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

Gramercy vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

Gramercy
$26,400
West Village
$63,200
Flatiron
$33,600
Kips Bay
$41,000

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

Gramercy families can also compare midwives in West Village, Flatiron and Kips Bay. Mabel estimates a $26,400 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Gramercy midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from Gramercy

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue1.0 mi
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital1.2 mi
Mount Sinai West · 4 listed here3.3 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx · 1 listed here17.6 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of Gramercy.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

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

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference5.7 mi23.2%40.8%
Moderate distance preference3.3 mi43.0%66.1%
Strong distance preference1.2 mi72.4%91.5%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty3.3 mi49.6%76.1%

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

Gramercy: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
67%
Cesarean
33%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
19%
Midwife-attended
21%

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

Delivery outcomes at Mount Sinai West and 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
4 of 6
Other / unspecified
2 of 6
15+ years practicing
5 of 6

The 6 Gramercy 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.

Bellevue
23.6%
NYU Langone (Tisch)
28.4%
Mount Sinai West
29.9%
North Central Bronx
30.3%

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue: 23.6% low-risk cesarean; 0.5% episiotomy; 1,533 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

NYU Langone Tisch Hospital: 28.4% low-risk cesarean; 2.6% episiotomy; 5,249 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

Mount Sinai West: 29.9% low-risk cesarean; 2.3% episiotomy; 5,011 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx: 30.3% low-risk cesarean; 0.2% episiotomy; 981 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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