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The 5 Best Midwives in Hell's Kitchen

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Five midwives practice in Hell's Kitchen. Here is how they compare on experience, birth setting, hospital and cost. Local midwives deliver at Mount Sinai West, and several see patients in neighborhood offices close to home. Laura Zeidenstein 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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Hell's Kitchen · 10019Hospital

#1 Laura Zeidenstein

CNM, DRNP · Columbia University School of Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery Program (faculty); clinical practice at Mount Sinai Roosevelt (now Mount Sinai West)
$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
  • Has directed Columbia Nursing's nurse-midwifery program, the oldest graduate nurse-midwifery program in the U.S.
  • Holds a doctorate in nursing practice as well as her midwifery certification
  • Values going slowly and mindfully with interventions during labor
  • Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Other considerations
  • Births happen at Mount Sinai West in Midtown, a longer trip from the outer boroughs
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 0.3 mi by car from Hell's Kitchen
Practicing since: 2006
Practice address
330 W 58th St, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-957-3006
Hell's Kitchen · 10019

#2 Jeanne Kobritz

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 16+ years of experience, practicing since 2010.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2010
Practice address
315 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-603-4160
Hell's Kitchen · 10019

#3 Rosanne Cosentino

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 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2007
Practice address
330 W 58th St, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-957-3006
Hell's Kitchen · 10019

#4 Midwifery Collective

Midwifery practice · Midwifery Collective
$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
  • Midwifery practice caring for families since 2020.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2020
Practice address
448 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 914-589-5491
Hell's Kitchen · 10019

#5 Benjamin Smith

CNM · Independent practice
$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
393 W 49th St, New York, NY 10019
Phone: 423-358-9749
Mabel Data · Hell's Kitchen 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 Hell's Kitchen market analysis.

Hell's Kitchen: estimated maternity spending

Bronze
$9.9k–$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$28.4k–$34.3k

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

Estimated maternity costs in Hell's Kitchen, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.

Hell's Kitchen vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

Hell's Kitchen
$31,400
Midtown
$30,800
Upper West Side
$26,600
Murray Hill
$35,000

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

Hell's Kitchen families can also compare midwives in Midtown, Upper West Side and Murray Hill. Mabel estimates a $31,400 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Hell's Kitchen midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from Hell's Kitchen

Mount Sinai West · 1 listed here0.3 mi
Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital1.9 mi
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center2.2 mi
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital2.5 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of Hell's Kitchen.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

Hell's Kitchen · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference3.1 mi41.7%60.4%
Moderate distance preference2.5 mi65.6%86.6%
Strong distance preference0.3 mi85.9%98.6%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty2.2 mi69.9%92.2%

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

Hell's Kitchen: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
66%
Cesarean
34%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
20%
Midwife-attended
10%

Source: NYS Department of Health hospital maternity data (2023), weighted by where Hell's Kitchen midwives deliver.

Delivery outcomes at Mount Sinai West. 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
3 of 5

The 5 Hell's Kitchen 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.

Mount Sinai West
29.9%
NYU Langone (Tisch)
28.4%
Bellevue
23.6%

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

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

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue: 23.6% low-risk cesarean; 0.5% episiotomy; 1,533 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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