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Our ServicesWe provide full scope comprehensive and compassionate midwifery care. Appointments are never rushed. We take our time to understand all of your needs and concerns.
We provide a range of services:
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Mount Sinai West Hospital
Our patients give birth at Mount Sinai West Hospital in their state-of-the-art labor and delivery suite. We commit to being with you at the hospital throughout your hospital stay during labor & birth.
MSW's Labor & Delivery suite offers continuous and intermittent fetal heart monitoring, bathtubs & showers in each labor room, as well as nitrous oxide and epidurals for pain relief. As midwives we are specialists in low intervention birth, and we have a host of tools to support you in birthing in whatever way you choose.
We highly recommend the hospital tour and reading the hospital's website information if you are considering coming to our practice. The tour is currently virtual and can be viewed at any stage of pregnancy (or even before). Another great, unofficial tour by another midwife can be found here. Information can be found on their website for obstetric services and in the guidebook for giving birth at MSW.
Many postpartum rooms at MSW are newly renovated and private rooms. Families will have their own, private postpartum room, except in circumstances when patient volume is very high. This is a rare and temporary occurrence, when it happens.
Mount Sinai West participates in most commercial, marketplace, and state funded insurance plans. We recommend checking this with your health insurance provider. Of note, the hospital may be listed as St-Lukes Roosevelt, which is an old name. If your plan participates with Mount Sinai (any hospital), they are considered in network.
MSW's Labor & Delivery suite offers continuous and intermittent fetal heart monitoring, bathtubs & showers in each labor room, as well as nitrous oxide and epidurals for pain relief. As midwives we are specialists in low intervention birth, and we have a host of tools to support you in birthing in whatever way you choose.
We highly recommend the hospital tour and reading the hospital's website information if you are considering coming to our practice. The tour is currently virtual and can be viewed at any stage of pregnancy (or even before). Another great, unofficial tour by another midwife can be found here. Information can be found on their website for obstetric services and in the guidebook for giving birth at MSW.
Many postpartum rooms at MSW are newly renovated and private rooms. Families will have their own, private postpartum room, except in circumstances when patient volume is very high. This is a rare and temporary occurrence, when it happens.
Mount Sinai West participates in most commercial, marketplace, and state funded insurance plans. We recommend checking this with your health insurance provider. Of note, the hospital may be listed as St-Lukes Roosevelt, which is an old name. If your plan participates with Mount Sinai (any hospital), they are considered in network.
Insurance PolicyThe cost of pregnancy care is a concern for many of our clients. It is helpful for our clients to fully understand their benefits (copays, out-of-pocket costs, deductibles, etc) before starting their prenatal care. You can obtain your benefits, both in and out of network, by calling your insurance company directly. It is important to remember that your insurance company will always attempt to deter you from going out of network, but that doesn't mean that the cost may not be comparable to an amount you might end up paying that is similar to an in-network deductible, especially if that amount is very high.
Central Park Midwifery midwives are out of network providers. We work with an experienced medical biller who will help you to understand your benefits and associated costs. He is happy to speak to anyone with billing questions. If you are interested in coming to us, please don't let insurance estimates or out of pocket costs alone deter you. If we do not accept your insurance or you do not have out-of-network benefits, we still want to hear from you! We can often help you find a way to get coverage or discuss an out-of-pocket fee for any kind of visit, including gynecology and maternity care. There are sometimes workarounds to insurance and billing, so please give him a call regardless of your insurance coverage or out of network benefits. We can't promise it will always work out, but it's always worth checking!
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Pregnancy and Birth Investment
Central Park Midwifery is devoted to providing exceptional, individualized, and high-quality midwifery care. We are midwifery owned and operated, which means we are directly involved in the financial aspects of our practice.
Maternity billing is usually calculated by the "global maternity" package, which includes all prenatal visits, care during labor and birth, and postpartum care. The number of visits and hours spent can vary, but the average is about 10-12 prenatal visits and 1-2 postpartum visits, plus time spent during labor and birth.
In order to provide this type of extraordinary and heartfelt care, we have set our fees accordingly and fairly. Transparency is important to us, and our fees are listed here (though are subject to change, please be sure to confirm with the office/medical biller for the most current and updated information). These fees are current as of January 1, 2023.
Self pay/out of pocket fee for global maternity:
$7000
Global maternity (full pregnancy fee) using health insurance:
$8000
*This is the expected amount based on insurance payments/copayments/coinsurance which is a combination of insurance and client payments and the amount of pocket varies dependent on health insurance.
We are open to discussing lower fees for folks who wish to use our services but require a reduced fee. We want to increase accessibility to midwifery care for those who need it. Distributions will prioritize folks who identify as BIPOC and queer. We accept donations for this fund.
We also offer a discounted rate for city employees using GHI/Emblem insurance.
Maternity billing is usually calculated by the "global maternity" package, which includes all prenatal visits, care during labor and birth, and postpartum care. The number of visits and hours spent can vary, but the average is about 10-12 prenatal visits and 1-2 postpartum visits, plus time spent during labor and birth.
In order to provide this type of extraordinary and heartfelt care, we have set our fees accordingly and fairly. Transparency is important to us, and our fees are listed here (though are subject to change, please be sure to confirm with the office/medical biller for the most current and updated information). These fees are current as of January 1, 2023.
Self pay/out of pocket fee for global maternity:
$7000
Global maternity (full pregnancy fee) using health insurance:
$8000
*This is the expected amount based on insurance payments/copayments/coinsurance which is a combination of insurance and client payments and the amount of pocket varies dependent on health insurance.
We are open to discussing lower fees for folks who wish to use our services but require a reduced fee. We want to increase accessibility to midwifery care for those who need it. Distributions will prioritize folks who identify as BIPOC and queer. We accept donations for this fund.
We also offer a discounted rate for city employees using GHI/Emblem insurance.
Gynecology, Contraception, and Preconception Fees
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In addition to pregnancy, we are very passionate about our gynecology, contraception, and preconception visits. We love to see folks at any stage of life from puberty through menopause, even when children are not part of their plan.
Our fees are listed here (though are subject to change, please be sure to confirm with the office/medical biller for the most current and updated information). These fees are current as of January 1, 2023.
Fees are the same whether the appointment is in person or virtual. We do not bill insurance directly for these visits, but we will provide receipts for insurance reimbursement, if desired. We accept FSA. |
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Central Park Midwifery teams up with Cosmos Midwifery!
In order to best serve the needs of our diverse client population as folks in many different family structures decide to grow their families through pregnancy, former Central Park Midwifery midwife Chloë Lubell CNM is now offering IUI through her new practice, Cosmos Midwifery. What is IUI? Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is a means of conceiving with either frozen sperm from a known or anonymous donor or fresh sperm that has been washed from a known donor or partner. It is a gentle procedure that can be done safely and comfortably in your own home. Chloë Lubell will come to you for the initial intake visit to discuss your health history, your lifestyle, and your needs & desires in order to best boost your fertility. Afterwards, as you begin to try to conceive, either Chloë or one of her backup midwives will come to your home in order to perform the IUI or help you with an ICI or IVI (Intracervical or Intravaginal Inseminations) as appropriate." |