Seven Forest Hills midwives, compared by experience, care approach, hospital connections and cost. Local midwives deliver at Forest Hills Hospital, and several see patients in neighborhood offices close to home. 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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Forest Hills · 11375
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#1 Deborah Bohnen
CNM · Bills Medicare through BronxCare Health System (Bronx); registry office at 70-10 Austin St, Forest Hills, shared with OB/GYN physicians
$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
Medicare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Certified nurse-midwife with 22+ years of experience, practicing since 2004.
From the cost of care to the hospitals serving local families, these comparisons bring together published maternity measures and Mabel’s Forest Hills market analysis.
Forest Hills: estimated maternity spending
Bronze
$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$30.5k–$36.6k
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Estimated maternity costs in Forest Hills, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.
Forest Hills vs. nearby areas: price scenarios
Forest Hills
$33,600
Corona
$31,000
Richmond Hill
$27,600
Jamaica
$31,600
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Forest Hills families can also compare midwives in Corona, Richmond Hill and Jamaica. Mabel estimates a $33,600 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Forest Hills midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.
Delivery hospital distance from Forest Hills
Northwell Forest Hills Hospital · 1 listed here0.9 mi
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center2.7 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens2.9 mi
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens3.0 mi
Estimated driving miles from the center of Forest Hills.
Estimated distance to delivery hospital
Forest Hills · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital
Scenario
Median
Within 3 mi
Within 5 mi
Weak distance preference
9.7 mi
24.3%
35.2%
Moderate distance preference
2.7 mi
51.4%
70.3%
Strong distance preference
2.7 mi
78.1%
96.9%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty
2.7 mi
62.9%
85.9%
Estimated driving distances and alternative assumptions about how strongly families prefer a nearby hospital.
Forest Hills: 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 Forest Hills 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
6 of 7
Other / unspecified
1 of 7
15+ years practicing
5 of 7
The 7 Forest Hills profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 2004.
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%
Elmhurst
27.7%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center: 33.3% low-risk cesarean; 0.2% episiotomy; 1,538 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst: 27.7% low-risk cesarean; 1.9% episiotomy; 2,621 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 Forest Hills
One of the 7 midwives listed here deliver at Northwell Forest Hills Hospital.
Plan your route early: Northwell Forest Hills Hospital is about 0.9 miles from Forest Hills by car.