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The Best Midwives in Far Rockaway

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Four Far Rockaway midwives, compared by experience, care approach, hospital connections and cost. Alongside hospital-based care, local midwives offer home births. 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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Far Rockaway · 11691Hospital

#1 Marina Gore

NURSE MIDWIFE · St. John's Episcopal Hospital
$6,769–$9,447
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · St. John's Episcopal
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$8,200–$9,700
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$19,500–$23,000
Hospital charges at St. John's Episcopal Hospital
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$6,769–$9,447Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$9,441–$14,159Not published
Insurer-published rates compiled by PayerPrice (4 insurers). Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-10. Official source.
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.
  • Births at St. John's Episcopal Hospital, about 0.2 miles by car from Far Rockaway, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: St. John's Episcopal Hospital · about 0.2 mi by car from Far Rockaway
Practicing since: 2006
Practice address
327 Beach 19th St, Queens, NY 11691
Phone: 718-869-7382
Far Rockaway · 11691Home birth

#2 Judy Ribner

CNM · Holistic Midwifery New York (founder)
$7,500
Typical NYC home-birth package (Mabel estimate from published practice fees)
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$7,500
Silver$7,500
Gold$7,500
Platinum$7,500
No insurance$7,500
Insurance
Being verified by Mabel
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Home-birth midwife serving New York City and Long Island, including Far Rockaway
  • Founded her own practice in 2020, now a team of four midwives
  • Doctorally trained midwife focused on physiologic, low-intervention birth
  • Practice covers prenatal care, birth, newborn care and postpartum support
Other considerations
  • Births happen at home, so a hospital transfer means a move mid-labor if complications arise
Birth setting: Home birth
Delivers at: Home births
Practicing since: 2019
Practice address
2 Jarvis Ct, Queens, NY 11691
Phone: 347-727-7158
Practice profile
Far Rockaway · 11691Hospital

#3 Lisa Young

CERTIFIED MID-WIFE · St. John's Episcopal Hospital
$6,769–$9,447
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · St. John's Episcopal
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$8,200–$9,700
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$19,500–$23,000
Hospital charges at St. John's Episcopal Hospital
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$6,769–$9,447Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$9,441–$14,159Not published
Insurer-published rates compiled by PayerPrice (4 insurers). Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-10. Official source.
Insurance
Being verified by Mabel
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
  • Births at St. John's Episcopal Hospital, about 0.2 miles by car from Far Rockaway, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: St. John's Episcopal Hospital · about 0.2 mi by car from Far Rockaway
Practicing since: 2006
Practice address
327 Beach 19th St, Queens, NY 11691
Phone: 718-869-7382
Far Rockaway · 11691

#4 Malka Schuler

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 5+ years of experience, practicing since 2021.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2021
Practice address
1053 Bay 32nd St, Queens, NY 11691
Phone: 414-745-3893
Mabel Data · Far Rockaway 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 Far Rockaway market analysis.

Far Rockaway: estimated maternity spending

Bronze
$8.8k–$9.8k
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 Far Rockaway, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.

Far Rockaway vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

Far Rockaway
$25,400
Jamaica
$31,600
Richmond Hill
$27,600
Flatlands
$47,400

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

Far Rockaway families can also compare midwives in Jamaica, Richmond Hill and Flatlands. Mabel estimates a $25,400 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Far Rockaway midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from Far Rockaway

St. John's Episcopal Hospital · 2 listed here0.2 mi
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center10.3 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens11.5 mi
One Brooklyn Health – Brookdale Hospital14.3 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of Far Rockaway.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

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

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference16.4 mi11.5%11.5%
Moderate distance preference0.2 mi59.9%59.9%
Strong distance preference0.2 mi98.6%98.6%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty0.2 mi65.6%65.6%

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

Far Rockaway: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
62%
Cesarean
38%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
18%
Midwife-attended
0%

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

Delivery outcomes at Jamaica 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
3 of 4
Other / unspecified
1 of 4
15+ years practicing
2 of 4

The 4 Far Rockaway 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.

Jamaica Hospital
33.3%

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center: 33.3% low-risk cesarean; 0.2% episiotomy; 1,538 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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