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The Best Midwives in Port Richmond

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Looking for a midwife in Port Richmond? Mabel compared all three local options on experience, hospital, insurance and price. Local midwives deliver at Richmond University MC, and several see patients in neighborhood offices close to home. Theresa Belfiore has the longest track record here, practicing since 2007.

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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Port Richmond · 10302Hospital

#1 Theresa Belfiore

C.N.M. · Community Health Center of Richmond
$7,464–$9,715
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Richmond University MC
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$8,300–$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$19,800–$25,000
Hospital charges at Richmond University Medical Center
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$7,464–$9,715Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$11,381–$12,813Not published
Insurer-published rates compiled by PayerPrice (3 insurers). Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-10. Official source.
Insurance
Medicare, Medicaid, AmeriGroup HMO, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fidelis Care, HealthFirst, HealthFirst Medicaid Managed Care, MetroPlus Health Plan
Languages
English, Spanish, Tagalog, Polish
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Has cared for women on Staten Island for about 19 years
  • Takes Medicaid, Medicare, Fidelis, HealthFirst and MetroPlus, plus Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Births happen at Richmond University Medical Center on Staten Island
  • Her office lists Spanish, Tagalog and Polish alongside English
Other considerations
  • Works at a community health center, so visits follow a clinic schedule rather than a boutique practice pace
  • Very few online reviews; the one posted rating is 2.8 out of 5
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: Richmond University Medical Center · about 2.2 mi by car from Port Richmond
Practicing since: 2007
Patient rating: 2.8 / 5 on Vitals (1 reviews)
Practice address
235 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302
Phone: 718-876-1732
Practice profile
Port Richmond · 10302

#2 Leonne Tanis

CNM, WHNP · Community Health Center of Richmond
$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
1199SEIU, Aetna, AmeriHealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Medicaid, Medicare, Meritain Health, MetroPlus Health Plan, Molina Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealthcare Oxford, Wellcare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Certified as both a nurse-midwife and a women's health nurse practitioner
  • Works at a community health center in Port Richmond, close to home for North Shore families
  • Takes Medicaid, Medicare and major plans including Fidelis Care, Healthfirst and MetroPlus
  • Has practiced midwifery in Washington DC and New Jersey as well as New York
Other considerations
  • Newer midwife, trained in 2021
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2021
Practice address
439 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302
Phone: 718-876-1732
Practice profile
Port Richmond · 10302

#3 Shantrice King

CNM, WHNP · Community Health Center of Richmond; also co-founder of HomeGurl HealthCare (community-based midwifery)
$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
Medicaid, Medicare, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Fidelis Care (NY), Humana, UnitedHealthcare, Wellcare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Yale-trained nurse-midwife who is also a women's health nurse practitioner
  • Works at a community health center that accepts Medicaid and many major plans
  • Clinic staff speak Spanish and Tagalog as well as English
  • Brings a reproductive-justice focus and international midwifery experience from Mali
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2023
Practice address
439 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302
Phone: 718-924-2254
Practice profile
Mabel Data · Port Richmond 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 Port Richmond market analysis.

Port Richmond: estimated maternity spending

Bronze
$9.5k–$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$26.9k–$32.7k

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

Estimated maternity costs in Port Richmond, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.

Port Richmond vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

Port Richmond
$29,800
Bay Ridge
$33,000
Sunset Park
$34,000
Borough Park
$30,400

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

Port Richmond families can also compare midwives in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park and Borough Park. Mabel estimates a $29,800 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Port Richmond midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from Port Richmond

Richmond University Medical Center · 1 listed here2.2 mi
Staten Island University Hospital (North)5.8 mi
NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn10.3 mi
Maimonides Medical Center11.8 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of Port Richmond.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

Port Richmond · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference15.0 mi3.7%3.7%
Moderate distance preference10.3 mi21.5%21.5%
Strong distance preference2.2 mi78.0%78.0%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty5.8 mi36.7%36.7%

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

Port Richmond: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
74%
Cesarean
26%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
26%
Midwife-attended
4%

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

Delivery outcomes at NYU Brooklyn. 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 3
Other / unspecified
0 of 3
15+ years practicing
1 of 3

The 3 Port Richmond profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 2007.

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.

NYU Brooklyn
21.9%
Brooklyn Methodist
24.5%

NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn: 21.9% low-risk cesarean; 2.3% episiotomy; 4,132 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital: 24.5% low-risk cesarean. 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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