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The 5 Best Midwives in Fort Greene

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Compare five midwives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, by experience, where they deliver, insurance 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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Fort Greene · 11201Hospital
Portrait of Yvette Byer Henry

#1 Yvette Byer Henry

CNM · The Brooklyn Hospital Center – Obstetrics & Gynecology
$5,548–$23,788
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Brooklyn Hospital
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$27,200–$32,300
Hospital charges at The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$5,548–$23,788Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$6,332–$27,147Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$8,550–$36,654Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$7,250–$31,084Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$8,913–$38,214Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$14,088–$63,605Not published
The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-07-27. Official source.
Insurance
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS, Fidelis, Healthfirst, Medicaid, Medicare, Oscar, Oxford, UnitedHealthcare, Multiplan, Humana, MagnaCare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Believes midwives spend more time with patients and care for their whole well-being
  • Births at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, which has a Level 3 NICU and maternal-fetal medicine specialists
  • Free prenatal care is available for uninsured moms, with no immigration requirements
  • Many patients keep seeing their midwife for well-woman care after the baby
Other considerations
  • TBHC midwives work alongside the delivering physicians, so a doctor may be part of your birth
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: The Brooklyn Hospital Center · about 0.2 mi by car from Fort Greene
Practicing since: 2007
Practice address
121 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-250-6151
Practice profile
Fort Greene · 11201Hospital

#2 Mimi Maulella

C.N.M. · The Brooklyn Hospital Center – Obstetrics & Gynecology
$5,548–$23,788
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · Brooklyn Hospital
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze$10,150
Silver$3,950
Gold$1,800
Platinum$500
No insurance$27,200–$32,300
Hospital charges at The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Delivery typeNegotiated rangeCash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)$5,548–$23,788Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)$6,332–$27,147Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)$8,550–$36,654Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)$7,250–$31,084Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)$8,913–$38,214Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)$14,088–$63,605Not published
The Brooklyn Hospital Center. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-07-27. Official source.
Insurance
Being verified by Mabel
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Births at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, which has a Level 3 NICU and maternal-fetal medicine specialists
  • Private postpartum rooms, many overlooking Fort Greene Park, with rooming-in and lactation support
  • Free prenatal care is available for uninsured moms, with no immigration requirements
  • Partners and doulas are welcome at births
Other considerations
  • TBHC midwives work alongside the delivering physicians, so a doctor may be part of your birth
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: The Brooklyn Hospital Center · about 0.2 mi by car from Fort Greene
Practicing since: 2007
Practice address
121 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-250-6930
Practice profile
Fort Greene · 11201

#3 Ericka Quezada-York

CNM, RN · Professional Gynecological Services PC
$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
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Fidelis Care
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Accepting new patients
  • Takes Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and Fidelis Care, among other plans
  • Sees patients at offices in Fort Greene and Park Slope
  • Her one published patient review gives her five stars
Other considerations
  • Only one patient review is published so far
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2014
Patient rating: 5.0 / 5 on Healthline Care (1 reviews)
Practice address
14 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-875-4848
Practice profile
Fort Greene · 11205

#4 Candice Goodwyn

APRN-CNM · TRUE HEALTH - Comprehensive Family & Women's Care
$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
Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Patients rate her 4.7 out of 5 across more than 60 Zocdoc reviews
  • Patients describe her as kind and caring, with clear explanations and time for questions
  • Takes many plans, including Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare
  • Trained in nurse-midwifery at Shenandoah University after a nursing master's at George Washington University
Other considerations
  • Care is office-based at a family and women's health clinic; this practice does not offer birth care
  • Some patients were seen by a different provider than the one they booked
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2024
Patient rating: 4.72 / 5 on Zocdoc (64 reviews)
Practice address
33 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Phone: 718-540-7027
Practice profile
Fort Greene · 11238Home birth

#5 Laila Morgan

DNP, RN, CNM · Cosmos Midwifery (home-birth practice)
$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
  • Part of Cosmos Midwifery, a home-birth practice serving Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx
  • Was a birth and postpartum doula and lactation counselor before becoming a midwife
  • Has been with Cosmos since the practice began, first as a student midwife and birth assistant
Other considerations
  • A newer midwife; at Cosmos she works alongside the practice's lead midwives as a birth assistant
  • Cosmos offers home birth only, so a hospital birth would mean a different provider
Birth setting: Home birth
Delivers at: Home births
Practicing since: 2024
Practice address
351 Carlton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Phone: 917-698-2037
Practice profile
Mabel Data · Fort Greene 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 Fort Greene market analysis.

Fort Greene: estimated maternity spending

Bronze
$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 Fort Greene, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.

Fort Greene vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

Fort Greene
$31,600
Downtown Brooklyn
$33,600
Brooklyn Heights
$23,800
Carroll Gardens
$33,800

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

Fort Greene families can also compare midwives in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights and Carroll Gardens. Mabel estimates a $31,600 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Fort Greene midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from Fort Greene

The Brooklyn Hospital Center · 2 listed here0.2 mi
NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital2.2 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull2.5 mi
NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital4.7 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of Fort Greene.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

Fort Greene · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference4.7 mi39.4%50.8%
Moderate distance preference2.5 mi60.1%72.1%
Strong distance preference2.2 mi84.2%91.7%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty2.5 mi65.8%77.8%

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

Fort Greene: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
73%
Cesarean
27%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
31%
Midwife-attended
69%

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

Delivery outcomes at Woodhull. 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
5 of 5
Other / unspecified
0 of 5
15+ years practicing
2 of 5

The 5 Fort Greene 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.

Brooklyn Hospital
32.6%
Brooklyn Methodist
24.5%
Woodhull
18.9%

The Brooklyn Hospital Center: 32.6% low-risk cesarean; 3.3% episiotomy; 1,106 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

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

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull: 18.9% low-risk cesarean; 1.7% episiotomy; 1,339 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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