Looking for a midwife in Lower East Side? Mabel compared all twelve local options on experience, hospital, insurance and price. Most deliver at Bellevue and Mount Sinai, so care here is largely hospital-based, with epidurals and obstetric backup close at hand. Ruby Ko has the longest track record here, practicing since 1997.
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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Lower East Side · 10002
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#1 Holly Weiner
CNM · Community Healthcare Network (Lower East Side)
$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
Affinity Health Plan, Cigna, MagnaCare, Medicaid, MetroPlus Health
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Accepts Medicaid and MetroPlus, plus Affinity, Cigna and MagnaCare
Trained in nurse-midwifery at Case Western Reserve University
Community health center on the Lower East Side with prenatal and gynecology care in one place
Certified nurse-midwife with 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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
Certified nurse-midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, a Regional Perinatal Center, about 2.5 miles by car from Lower East Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
CNM, WHNP · The Midwife Practice at Mount Sinai Doctors - 108 Delancey Street
$9,886–$17,847
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Mount Sinai
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$9,100–$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$21,700–$26,100
Hospital charges at The Mount Sinai Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,886–$17,847
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,960–$19,960
$3,375
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$15,338–$28,569
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,717–$25,381
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,844–$29,564
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$23,015–$43,666
Not published
The Mount Sinai Hospital. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-04-01. Source: The Mount Sinai Hospital standard charges file (2026-04-01).
Insurance
1199 SEIU, 32BJ Health Fund, Aetna (Commercial), Aetna (Medicare), Anthem/Empire BCBS (Commercial), Cigna, Centivo, EmblemHealth GHI-PPO, EmblemHealth HIP, EmblemHealth HIP Medicare, Horizon NJ, MagnaCare, Medicare NJ, Medicare NY, Multiplan PHCS, Oscar, Oxford Freedom and Liberty, UnitedHealthcare (Commercial), UnitedHealthcare Empire Plan, UnitedHealthcare UMR Top Tier
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Rated 5.0 on Zocdoc across 17 reviews
Patients say she listens closely and never rushes visits
Trained at Yale and is also a women's health nurse practitioner
Helped build the midwifery service at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Other considerations
Office is on the Lower East Side, but births happen at Mount Sinai on the Upper East Side
Her plan list does not include Medicaid
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: The Mount Sinai Hospital · about 7.4 mi by car from Lower East Side
Hospital charges at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$10,643–$41,307
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,643–$42,540
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$7,264–$47,564
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$15,447–$45,704
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,447–$48,145
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$15,824–$56,374
Not published
Bellevue 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, Mandarin, Cantonese
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English
Board-certified nurse-midwife with more than 20 years of experience
Provides prenatal and postpartum care plus everyday gynecology
Sees patients in Chinatown and the Lower East Side
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · about 2.5 mi by car from Lower East Side
From the cost of care to the hospitals serving local families, these comparisons bring together published maternity measures and Mabel’s Lower East Side market analysis.
Lower East Side: estimated maternity spending
Bronze
$10.1k–$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$45.2k–$53.6k
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Estimated maternity costs in Lower East Side, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.
Lower East Side vs. nearby areas: price scenarios
Lower East Side
$49,400
Chinatown
$31,000
East Village
$33,600
SoHo
$33,600
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Lower East Side families can also compare midwives in Chinatown, East Village and SoHo. Mabel estimates a $49,400 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Lower East Side midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.
Delivery hospital distance from Lower East Side
NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital1.2 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue · 10 listed here2.5 mi
The Brooklyn Hospital Center4.3 mi
The Mount Sinai Hospital · 1 listed here7.4 mi
Estimated driving miles from the center of Lower East Side.
Estimated distance to delivery hospital
Lower East Side · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital
Scenario
Median
Within 3 mi
Within 5 mi
Weak distance preference
5.9 mi
20.5%
24.8%
Moderate distance preference
5.2 mi
36.9%
42.4%
Strong distance preference
2.7 mi
67.8%
72.9%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty
4.3 mi
48.9%
51.5%
Estimated driving distances and alternative assumptions about how strongly families prefer a nearby hospital.
Lower East Side: birth-planning scenarios
Vaginal birth
70%
Cesarean
30%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
28%
Midwife-attended
10%
Source: NYS Department of Health hospital maternity data (2023), weighted by where Lower East Side midwives deliver.
Delivery outcomes at Bellevue and Mount Sinai. 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
11 of 12
Other / unspecified
1 of 12
15+ years practicing
11 of 12
The 12 Lower East Side profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 1997.
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.
Brooklyn Hospital
32.6%
Bellevue
23.6%
Mount Sinai
30.3%
The Brooklyn Hospital Center: 32.6% low-risk cesarean; 3.3% episiotomy; 1,106 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue: 23.6% low-risk cesarean; 0.5% episiotomy; 1,533 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
The Mount Sinai Hospital: 30.3% low-risk cesarean; 6.4% episiotomy; 6,374 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 Lower East Side
Midwives listed here deliver at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue (10) and The Mount Sinai Hospital (1).
Plan your route early: NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital is about 1.2 miles from Lower East Side by car.
Besides English, midwives here speak Cantonese and Mandarin.
