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The 5 Best Midwives in Harlem

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Five Harlem midwives, compared by experience, care approach, hospital connections and cost. Most deliver at Harlem Hospital, so care here is largely hospital-based, with epidurals and obstetric backup close at hand. Robyne Heath-Carrasquillo has the longest track record here, 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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Harlem · 10037Hospital

#1 Janet Marshall

CNM · NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
$10,643–$26,459
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Harlem Hospital
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$36,900–$48,300
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$10,643–$26,459Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,643–$27,598Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$6,015–$32,237Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$15,447–$30,519Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,447–$32,773Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$15,824–$40,372Not published
Harlem Hospital Center. 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
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, MetroPlusHealth, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Certified nurse-midwife with 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
  • Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 0.3 miles by car from Harlem, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem · about 0.3 mi by car from Harlem
Practicing since: 2007
Practice address
506 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, NY 10037
Phone: 212-939-4335
Harlem · 10026

#2 Robyne Heath-Carrasquillo

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 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
130 Malcom X Blvd, New York, NY 10026
Phone: 917-492-5912
Harlem · 10037Hospital

#3 Daisy Patterson

Midwife · Midwifery, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
$10,643–$26,459
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Harlem Hospital
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$36,900–$48,300
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$10,643–$26,459Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,643–$27,598Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$6,015–$32,237Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$15,447–$30,519Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,447–$32,773Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$15,824–$40,372Not published
Harlem Hospital Center. 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
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
  • Trained in hospital labor and delivery at Maimonides and in full-scope home-birth midwifery
  • Holds a doctorate (DNP) along with her midwifery credential
  • Midwife, practicing since 2025.
  • Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 0.3 miles by car from Harlem, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Other considerations
  • A newer midwife who finished training in 2025
  • Practices at Harlem Hospital in Upper Manhattan, a long trip from Brooklyn
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem · about 0.3 mi by car from Harlem
Practicing since: 2025
Practice address
506 Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10037
Phone: 347-678-6741
Practice profile
Harlem · 10037Hospital

#4 Jacob Szczypek

DNP, LM, CNM, MS, RN · NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
$10,643–$26,459
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Harlem Hospital
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$36,900–$48,300
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$10,643–$26,459Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,643–$27,598Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$6,015–$32,237Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$15,447–$30,519Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,447–$32,773Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$15,824–$40,372Not published
Harlem Hospital Center. 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
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, MetroPlusHealth, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Certified nurse-midwife, practicing since 2025.
  • Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 0.3 miles by car from Harlem, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem · about 0.3 mi by car from Harlem
Practicing since: 2025
Practice address
506 Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10037
Phone: 212-939-1000
Harlem · 10037Hospital

#5 Jazmyna Fanini

DNP, CNM · NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
$10,643–$26,459
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Harlem Hospital
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$36,900–$48,300
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$10,643–$26,459Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$10,643–$27,598Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$6,015–$32,237Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$15,447–$30,519Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$15,447–$32,773Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$15,824–$40,372Not published
Harlem Hospital Center. 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
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, MetroPlusHealth, Oscar, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Certified nurse-midwife, practicing since 2025.
  • Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 0.3 miles by car from Harlem, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem · about 0.3 mi by car from Harlem
Practicing since: 2025
Practice address
506 Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10037
Phone: 121-293-9100
Mabel Data · Harlem 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 Harlem market analysis.

Harlem: estimated maternity spending

Bronze
$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$35.6k–$46k

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

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

Harlem vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

Harlem
$40,800
Melrose
$53,400
Morningside Heights
$28,000
East Harlem
$39,200

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

Harlem families can also compare midwives in Melrose, Morningside Heights and East Harlem. Mabel estimates a $40,800 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Harlem midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from Harlem

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem · 4 listed here0.3 mi
The Mount Sinai Hospital2.3 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan2.5 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln3.3 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of Harlem.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

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

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference5.7 mi32.5%35.9%
Moderate distance preference2.7 mi53.7%58.0%
Strong distance preference2.3 mi81.5%85.3%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty2.5 mi63.7%67.0%

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

Harlem: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
61%
Cesarean
39%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
11%
Midwife-attended
4%

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

Delivery outcomes at Harlem Hospital. 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 5
Other / unspecified
1 of 5
15+ years practicing
2 of 5

The 5 Harlem 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.

Harlem Hospital
40.8%
Mount Sinai
30.3%
Metropolitan
19.8%

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

The Mount Sinai Hospital: 30.3% low-risk cesarean; 6.4% episiotomy; 6,374 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan: 19.8% low-risk cesarean; 1.6% episiotomy; 979 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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