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The Best Midwives in SoHo

Last updated: 2026-11-11

Compare four midwives in SoHo, Manhattan, by experience, where they deliver, insurance and cost. Most see patients in neighborhood offices close to home. 3 of the 4 are certified nurse-midwives or certified midwives, and the most experienced has been practicing since 2005.

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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SoHo · 10012

#1 Bonnie Yim

CNM · Last listed at Spring OB/GYN, 135 Spring St; not among providers on Spring OB/GYN's current Zocdoc listing
$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 21+ years of experience, practicing since 2005.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2005
Practice address
135 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212-219-1187
Practice profile
SoHo · 10012

#2 Rachel Bale

Certified nurse-midwife · Spring OB/GYN, PC (SoHo)
$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, UnitedHealthcare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Patients describe her as warm, sweet and friendly
  • Part of a large SoHo OB/GYN practice rated 4.8 by nearly 5,000 patients
  • Practice takes Aetna, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield, UnitedHealthcare and many more plans
  • Certified nurse-midwife with 6+ years of experience, practicing since 2020.
Other considerations
  • Patient reviews mention her only for annual gynecology visits, not births
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2020
Patient rating: 4.8 / 5 on Zocdoc (practice) (4950 reviews)
Practice address
135 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212-219-1187
Practice profile
SoHo · 10012

#3 Lauren Lese

MW · Spring OB/GYN (registry address; she is not named on its Zocdoc listing)
$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, UnitedHealthcare
Languages
English
Mabel Data · Individual assessment
What Mabel users like
  • Midwife with 20+ years of experience, practicing since 2006.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2006
Practice address
135 Spring St, New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212-219-1187
Practice profile
SoHo · 10012

#4 Anna Dabbs

RN, WHNP-BC, 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 9+ years of experience, practicing since 2017.
  • Also a women's health nurse practitioner, so gynecologic care continues after the baby arrives.
Birth setting: Being verified by Mabel
Delivers at: Being verified by Mabel
Practicing since: 2017
Practice address
520 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
Phone: 201-564-5109
Mabel Data · SoHo 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 SoHo market analysis.

SoHo: 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 SoHo, by insurance tier and birth setting, for births with the midwives listed here.

SoHo vs. nearby areas: price scenarios

SoHo
$33,600
Chinatown
$31,000
Tribeca
$33,600
West Village
$63,200

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

SoHo families can also compare midwives in Chinatown, Tribeca and West Village. Mabel estimates a $33,600 typical self-pay budget for a birth with a SoHo midwife, with some variation across nearby neighborhoods.

Delivery hospital distance from SoHo

NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital1.3 mi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue2.3 mi
NYU Langone Tisch Hospital2.5 mi
The Brooklyn Hospital Center5.5 mi

Estimated driving miles from the center of SoHo.

Estimated distance to delivery hospital

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

ScenarioMedianWithin 3 miWithin 5 mi
Weak distance preference6.7 mi21.9%36.6%
Moderate distance preference4.4 mi40.3%59.1%
Strong distance preference2.5 mi71.2%86.9%
Moderate + river-crossing penalty4.4 mi49.2%72.1%

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

SoHo: birth-planning scenarios

Vaginal birth
69%
Cesarean
31%
VBAC (after prior C-section)
29%
Midwife-attended
6%

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

Delivery outcomes at Bellevue and NYU Langone (Tisch). 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 SoHo profiles include certified nurse-midwives and other midwifery backgrounds; the most experienced has been practicing since 2005.

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.

Bellevue
23.6%
NYU Langone (Tisch)
28.4%
Brooklyn Hospital
32.6%

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue: 23.6% low-risk cesarean; 0.5% episiotomy; 1,533 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

NYU Langone Tisch Hospital: 28.4% low-risk cesarean; 2.6% episiotomy; 5,249 live births. Leapfrog hospital report.

The Brooklyn Hospital Center: 32.6% low-risk cesarean; 3.3% episiotomy; 1,106 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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