Compare eighteen midwives in Upper West Side, Manhattan, by experience, where they deliver, insurance and cost. Alongside hospital-based care, local midwives offer home births. Lesley Cohen has the longest track record here, practicing since 2003.
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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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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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.
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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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
Small private practice with two midwives, Elaine and Jo Zasloff, so you get to know who will be at your birth
Births at Mount Sinai West on the Upper West Side
Patients rate the practice 5.0 across 65 reviews and describe a calm presence in labor
Former labor and delivery nurse who has been a midwife at Mount Sinai West since 2014
Other considerations
Births happen only in the hospital; the practice does not offer home birth
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 1.3 miles by car from Upper West Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 1.3 miles by car from Upper West Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 1.3 miles by car from Upper West Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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 15+ years of experience, practicing since 2011.
Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 1.3 miles by car from Upper West Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
Midwifery practice · Central Park Midwifery (EKD Midwifery; led by Elaine Keller-Duemig, CNM)
$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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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
A small private practice known for holistic, personalized care
Births happen at Mount Sinai West on 59th Street and 10th Avenue
Patients rate the practice 5 stars across 65 reviews
Works with a maternal-fetal medicine practice when needs like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure come up
Other considerations
Out of network with all insurance plans; you pay and file for out-of-network reimbursement with help from their biller
A small team of midwives shares call, so your birth may be with any of them
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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 2007.
Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 1.3 miles by car from Upper West Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
Midwifery practice · Love Child Midwifery P.C. (Neelu Shruti, CNM), in partnership with Central Park 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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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
Founder is a nurse-midwife who is also a doula, prenatal yoga teacher and breastfeeding counselor
Births happen at Mount Sinai West through a partnership with Central Park Midwifery
Prenatal and postpartum visits in the office, at home, or by video
Offers prenatal yoga, childbirth education and Spinning Babies techniques
Other considerations
Out of network with all insurance plans; their biller helps you claim out-of-network benefits
Newer to clinical midwifery; she began midwifery visits in late 2023
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
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 type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$9,445–$12,277
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$10,467–$13,730
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$14,635–$19,651
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$13,092–$17,459
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$15,117–$20,336
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$21,944–$30,036
Not 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, practicing since 2024.
Births at Mount Sinai West, a Level III Perinatal Center, about 1.3 miles by car from Upper West Side, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Accepts Medicaid as well as 1199 and Aetna.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Mount Sinai West · about 1.3 mi by car from Upper West Side
From the cost of care to the hospitals serving local families, these comparisons bring together published maternity measures and Mabel’s Upper West Side market analysis.
Upper West Side: estimated maternity spending
Bronze
$9.4k–$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
Home self-pay
$7.5k
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Estimated maternity costs in Upper West Side, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.
Upper West Side vs. nearby areas: price scenarios
Upper West Side
$26,600
Hell's Kitchen
$31,400
Midtown
$30,800
Upper East Side
$32,600
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Upper West Side families can also compare midwives in Hell's Kitchen, Midtown and Upper East Side. Mabel estimates a $26,600 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Upper West Side midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.
Delivery hospital distance from Upper West Side
Mount Sinai West · 10 listed here1.3 mi
Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital1.5 mi
The Mount Sinai Hospital1.9 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan2.4 mi
Estimated driving miles from the center of Upper West Side.
Estimated distance to delivery hospital
Upper West Side · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital
Scenario
Median
Within 3 mi
Within 5 mi
Weak distance preference
3.9 mi
46.8%
61.0%
Moderate distance preference
1.9 mi
71.5%
86.4%
Strong distance preference
1.5 mi
89.8%
98.4%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty
1.9 mi
76.5%
92.4%
Estimated driving distances and alternative assumptions about how strongly families prefer a nearby hospital.
Upper West Side: 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 Upper West Side 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
10 of 18
Other / unspecified
8 of 18
15+ years practicing
12 of 18
The 18 Upper West Side profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 2003.
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%
Mount Sinai
30.3%
Metropolitan
19.8%
Mount Sinai West: 29.9% low-risk cesarean; 2.3% episiotomy; 5,011 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.
Giving birth near Upper West Side
Ten of the 18 midwives listed here deliver at Mount Sinai West.
The closest hospital with a maternity unit is Mount Sinai West, about 1.3 miles by car; Lenox Hill is about 1.5 miles away.
