Seven midwives practice in Inwood. Here is how they compare on experience, birth setting, hospital and cost. Most deliver at NYP Allen and NYP Columbia, so care here is largely hospital-based, with epidurals and obstetric backup close at hand. 7 of the 7 are certified nurse-midwives or certified midwives, and the most experienced has been 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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Certified nurse-midwife · NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
$6,125–$41,226
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · NYP Allen
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,000–$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$23,800–$31,100
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, MVP Health Care, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Certified nurse-midwife with 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
Births at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.2 miles by car from Inwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital · about 0.2 mi by car from Inwood
Certified nurse-midwife · NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
$6,125–$41,226
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · NYP Allen
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,000–$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$23,800–$31,100
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, MVP Health Care, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Certified nurse-midwife with 19+ years of experience, practicing since 2007.
Births at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.2 miles by car from Inwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital · about 0.2 mi by car from Inwood
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · NYP Allen
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,000–$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$23,800–$31,100
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, MVP Health Care, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Certified nurse-midwife with 18+ years of experience, practicing since 2008.
Births at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.2 miles by car from Inwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital · about 0.2 mi by car from Inwood
Practicing since: 2008
Practice address
Columbia University, Allen Hospital Division, New York, NY 10034
CNM · Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian midwifery (NYP Allen Hospital and CUIMC)
$6,125–$41,226
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · NYP Allen
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,000–$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$23,800–$31,100
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, MVP Health Care, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Cares for you through pregnancy, labor and the postpartum weeks
Also a board-certified women's health nurse practitioner
Allen has 11 labor and delivery rooms; birthing rooms have private baths
Clinical coordinator who also teaches nursing and medical trainees
Other considerations
Allen's midwives are an inpatient team, so you may meet your birth midwife on the day
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center · about 0.2 mi by car from Inwood
CNM · NewYork-Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network (ACN West) - Washington Heights Family Health Center and Charles Rangel Practice
$6,125–$41,226
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · NYP Columbia
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,000–$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$23,800–$31,100
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, MVP Health Care, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan, Amida Care, VNS Health
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Board certified in midwifery and part of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Sees patients in Washington Heights (W 181st St) and Harlem (W 135th St)
Offers prenatal care plus pre-conception counseling, contraception and gynecology
Urgent appointments are available at the Washington Heights office
Other considerations
Works in a large hospital clinic network, so care is shared among a team of providers
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center · about 3.5 mi by car from Inwood
Published hospital facility charges · uncomplicated vaginal delivery (DRG 807) · NYP Allen
Estimated out-of-pocket cost by plan tier
Bronze
$10,000–$10,150
Silver
$3,950
Gold
$1,800
Platinum
$500
No insurance
$23,800–$31,100
Hospital charges at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
Delivery type
Negotiated range
Cash charge
Vaginal delivery · uncomplicated (DRG 807)
$6,125–$41,226
Not published
Vaginal delivery · complications (DRG 806)
$6,894–$44,567
Not published
Vaginal delivery · major complications (DRG 805)
$9,337–$58,544
Not published
C-section · uncomplicated (DRG 788)
$8,506–$63,753
Not published
C-section · complications (DRG 787)
$9,905–$69,994
Not published
C-section · major complications (DRG 786)
$14,840–$99,877
Not published
Combined file for NYP Columbia, Weill Cornell, Allen, Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Methodist; rates are not separated by campus. Hospital-wide charges, not an individual midwife’s fee; professional fees are separate. File updated 2026-03-31. Source: NewYork-Presbyterian standard charges file (uploaded).
Insurance
Aetna, Cigna, EmblemHealth, Empire BCBS / Anthem, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, UnitedHealthcare, Oxford, Affinity / Molina, MVP Health Care, WellCare, 1199SEIU, MagnaCare, MultiPlan
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
Certified nurse-midwife with 6+ years of experience, practicing since 2020.
Births at NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, a Level II Perinatal Center, about 0.2 miles by car from Inwood, with epidurals and obstetricians on site.
Birth setting: Hospital
Delivers at: NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital · about 0.2 mi by car from Inwood
From the cost of care to the hospitals serving local families, these comparisons bring together published maternity measures and Mabel’s Inwood market analysis.
Inwood: estimated maternity spending
Bronze
$10k–$10.2k
Silver
$4k
Gold
$1.8k
Platinum
$0.5k
No insurance
$24.8k–$31.9k
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Estimated maternity costs in Inwood, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.
Inwood vs. nearby areas: price scenarios
Inwood
$28,400
University Heights
$33,600
Tremont
$33,200
Norwood
$35,100
Source: published hospital price files and NY State of Health 2026 standard plan designs; values are estimates.
Inwood families can also compare midwives in University Heights, Tremont and Norwood. Mabel estimates a $28,400 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a Inwood midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.
Delivery hospital distance from Inwood
NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital · 5 listed here0.2 mi
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center · 1 listed here3.5 mi
SBH Health System (St. Barnabas)4.5 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx4.6 mi
Estimated driving miles from the center of Inwood.
Estimated distance to delivery hospital
Inwood · model weighted by the number of NYC midwives delivering at each hospital
Scenario
Median
Within 3 mi
Within 5 mi
Weak distance preference
4.7 mi
6.5%
52.6%
Moderate distance preference
4.6 mi
16.3%
73.3%
Strong distance preference
3.5 mi
49.8%
93.2%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty
4.6 mi
26.6%
69.9%
Estimated driving distances and alternative assumptions about how strongly families prefer a nearby hospital.
Inwood: birth-planning scenarios
Vaginal birth
61%
Cesarean
39%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
11%
Midwife-attended
1%
Source: NYS Department of Health hospital maternity data (2023), weighted by where Inwood midwives deliver.
Delivery outcomes at NYP Allen. 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
7 of 7
Other / unspecified
0 of 7
15+ years practicing
4 of 7
The 7 Inwood 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.
St. Barnabas
22.1%
North Central Bronx
30.3%
BronxCare
34.6%
SBH Health System (St. Barnabas): 22.1% low-risk cesarean; 1.3% episiotomy; 609 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx: 30.3% low-risk cesarean; 0.2% episiotomy; 981 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.
BronxCare Health System: 34.6% low-risk cesarean; 1.0% episiotomy; 1,383 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 Inwood
Where births happen: NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital (5) and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (1).
Plan your route early: NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital is about 0.2 miles from Inwood by car.