Birthing Center and Midwifery Care in New York City
Holistic Midwifery New York
Home Birth | Birth Center | Planned Hospital Birth
Your Birth, Your Setting, Your Care. Midwife-led maternity care across all three birth settings, at home, in our birth center, and in the hospital.
One Midwifery Team, Three Settings to Give Birth
Most practices ask you to pick a setting first and find a provider who works there. We do it the other way around. You choose your midwives, and then we work out together where your birth makes the most sense, based on what you want and what your pregnancy needs.
That conversation stays open. Plenty of families change their minds at 20 weeks, and some change at 38. What does not change is the team sitting with you through it.
Home Birth
Labor in your own space, with your own bed to sleep in afterward and no car ride while you are in active labor. We bring the clinical skills and equipment to you, and we stay through the early postpartum hours before leaving you to settle in.
Birth Center
A private suite with a birthing pool, room to move, and no hospital routine running in the background. Suited to healthy pregnancies where you want a dedicated space for birth without the interventions that come as standard elsewhere.
Planned Hospital Birth
Chosen by some families outright, and the right call for others once something changes in the pregnancy. Either way your midwife comes with you, and the way we support labor comes with her.
What Stays the Same in All Three
The setting changes what the room looks like. It does not change how we practice.
- The same midwives through pregnancy, birth, and recovery
- Prenatal visits long enough to actually talk
- Movement, position changes, and upright birth encouraged
- Hands-on labor support rather than monitoring from a desk
- Shared decisions, with the reasoning explained either way
- Ongoing assessment of both mother and baby throughout
- Clear thresholds for when a different setting is safer
- Care that continues well past the birth itself
How We Decide Together
Some things make an out-of-hospital birth the wrong choice, and we will say so plainly rather than leaving you to work it out. That assessment runs through the whole pregnancy, not just at booking.
If your circumstances point toward the hospital, that is a clinical judgment we walk you through, not a door closing on the care you signed up for.
Bringing the Approach With Us
A hospital birth with our team looks different from a hospital birth without one. Birthing stools, freedom to move, position changes, hands-on support, and restraint about routine intervention all travel with the midwife.
The building supplies the resources. We supply the approach.
After Your Baby Arrives
Postpartum is where most maternity care thins out. Ours does not. We follow you through recovery, feeding, and the newborn checks, and we would rather you called us with something small than sat on it.
That includes postpartum visits, breastfeeding and lactation support, newborn care and screening, and ongoing support for your own health as it settles.
Does Insurance Cover This?
We work with many plans, including Medicaid. Coverage differs by plan and by setting, so call us with your details and we will check eligibility with you rather than leaving you on the phone with your insurer alone.
About Us
We are midwives because we believe in women. We trust birth to work best when it’s a mother-led, natural process. Birth is a transformative and precious life experience. Our practice is a sanctuary for people seeking authentically holistic care. Learn more about Holistic Midwifery New York and your Long Island & NYC -based midwifery team. Learn More
Our practice is founded on our deep trust of the exquisite wisdom inherent in the human body.
Holistic Midwifery New York is founded on the deep trust that a woman’s body and the natural process are inherently self-sufficient and exquisitely wise. We honor nature’s design and humble ourselves to its process. Our practice is a sanctuary for women seeking authentically holistic care, including an integration of conventional, cutting-edge midwifery research with traditional, ancestrally accumulated midwifery wisdom.
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Our Midwifery Services
Pregnancy (Prenatal)
Prenatal visits are an opportunity for us to get to know each other and connect in a meaningful way. We also assess mother and baby and expand our client’s health knowledge.
Labor & Natural Birth
We offer homebirth, including waterbirth and hypnobirthing. Our midwife team provides care in a way that honors the laboring woman and her unique personal journey to bring her baby forth.
Postpartum Care
Postpartum care is offered right in the client’s home. We come to the home 24-48 hours after the birth to check on mother and baby. Newborn screening tests are offered at that time.
Holistic Gynecology
To us, gynecology is addressing the underlying cause and carefully weighing the trade-offs of medication. We offer holistic treatments as well as mainstream Western Medicine regimens.
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NYC Homebirth Midwifery Services
Welcome to Holistic Midwifery New York’s NYC office, where we offer personalized and empowering home birth experiences to expectant mothers in the bustling heart of the city. Our dedicated team of skilled midwives is here to support and guide you throughout your pregnancy, labor, and birth in the comfort of your New York City home.
Advantages of Choosing a Home Birth in NYC
Choosing a home birth in NYC offers a range of benefits, including:
- A serene and familiar environment in contrast to the fast-paced city outside
- Greater control over your birthing space, atmosphere, and the people present
- Fewer medical interventions, allowing for a more natural birth experience
- Personalized one-on-one care from our experienced midwives
- A cost-effective alternative to hospital births in the city
Meet Our NYC Midwives
Our team of experienced and licensed midwives is passionate about supporting women and families during childbirth. They have received advanced training in obstetrical emergencies and newborn resuscitation and are equipped to handle any situation that may arise. Additionally, our midwives maintain strong working relationships with local hospitals to ensure you and your baby receive the best possible care if needed.
Why Choose Holistic Midwifery New York for Your NYC Home Birth?
At Holistic Midwifery New York, we are committed to providing personalized, evidence-based care for each of our clients. Our midwives believe in the natural process of childbirth and will work with you to create a birth plan tailored to your unique needs and desires. By choosing us for your NYC home birth, you can expect the highest quality of care throughout your entire birthing journey.
About Our Founder
Judy Ribner, DNP, CNM
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The day Judy was born as a midwife, is the day she came earthside-at 7 pounds old. Judy is a product of a Lamaze, peaceful birth. She became a midwife doctor to help women birth in a way that displays their strength.
After graduating high school as valedictorian, Judy was awarded the Robert Byrd Academic Scholarship, NYS Scholarship of Academic Excellence, and National Merit Scholarship Commendation. Judy earned her MS in Midwifery at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Judy has been awarded the Rory Meyers Academic Scholarship, NYU Social Justice Scholarship, and the Susan Kun Leddy Stipend.
Judy completed her doctorate, a DNP, at NYU, graduating as Valedictorian. Judy lives with her husband and 4 children in Far Rockaway, NY. She has 3 homeborn children, two of whom were born into her own waiting, loving arms.
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New York City & Long Island Locations
For your convenience, Holistic Midwifery New York has office locations in: NYC (Brooklyn) and Long Island (Five Towns).
You can choose the location you prefer. We also offer home visits. If you’re located in New York City or Long Island and looking for a home birth midwife near you, please contact us to discuss.
Call us today for your free consultation
We’re standing by ready to answer any questions you have.
Homebirth in New York and Long Island
We specialize in providing personalized care to expectant mothers and their families, offering a range of services to support the health and wellbeing of both mother and baby.
Our midwives have extensive experience in homebirth and are committed to creating a safe, supportive and nurturing environment for families who choose to give birth at home.
Through providing holistic care that honors the unique needs and preferences of each individual family, our goal is that your homebirth experience can be a safe and empowering option.
Contact us today or click below to learn more about our Long Island & NYC at-home birth services and how we can support you on your journey to motherhood.
Holistic Midwifery & It's Role in Homebirth
Holistic midwifery is an approach to childbirth and maternity care that emphasizes the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the mother and child throughout the pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period. Holistic midwives work to create a supportive and nurturing environment that promotes a natural and safe childbirth experience. It aims to provide personalized care that honors the individual needs and choices of the mother and her family.
Holistic midwives also place great importance on the mother’s emotional and spiritual well-being. They provide support to help women and their families navigate the emotional challenges of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, and help them connect with their own inner resources and sources of strength.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Certified Nurse- Midwife? What can midwives do?
A Certified Nurse -Midwife (CNM) is a healthcare provider with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in nurse-midwifery.
CNMs are experts on the entire reproductive life span of women, specially trained to care for individuals from adolescence through menopause and beyond, as well as care for the healthy newborn during the first 28 days of life.
Midwives provide care during pregnancy, childbirth, and through the postpartum period. They are also experts in gynecologic health; reproductive health; and family-planning services. Midwives prescribe medications, including contraception.
Who is Holistic Midwifery New York?
We are a team of four Certified Nurse Midwives dedicated to serving women throughout New York City:
Judy Ribner, DNP, CNM
Malki Schuler, MSN, CNM C-EFM, LCCE
Marisol Montoya, CNM
Laila Morgan, CNM
Holistic Midwifery New York is founded on the deep trust that a woman’s body and the natural process are inherently self-sufficient and exquisitely wise. We honor nature’s design and humble ourselves in the process. The practice is a sanctuary for women seeking authentically holistic care, including an integration of conventional, cutting-edge midwifery research with traditional, ancestrally accumulated midwifery wisdom.
As warranted, Western Medicine and pharmaceuticals are utilized with utmost caution and responsibility instead of as a first and only resort.
What birth-related services do you offer?
At Holistic Midwifery New York, we offer prenatal visits at the typical American monthly schedule up to 28 weeks, every 2-3 weeks up to 36 weeks and weekly visits from 36 weeks until birth. We offer a combination of home and in-office visits.
We dedicate 45 minutes per visit so our clients have the opportunity to form relationships with each midwife. We offer all routine genetic testing and lab work, performed by the midwives. We refer to sonograms as needed.
We come to your home for labor and birth and monitor mother and baby postpartum. After delayed cord-clamping and skin-to-skin, we perform a comprehensive newborn exam.
Postpartum care includes: a home visit for mother and baby within 1-2 days days of birth, extensive phone support in the days and weeks following birth and a 6-8 week postpartum visit in office.
We also provide routine women’s healthcare services.
Who will attend my birth?
Two providers are present at each birth. Typically, two of our midwives attend the birth together. Sometimes, one of our midwives attends with a qualified birth assistant.
What happens in an emergency?
We carefully screen our clients to ensure that they are appropriate candidates for homebirth. For healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies, birth is overwhelmingly safe and uncomplicated, particularly when uninterrupted.
Our midwives are trained and experienced in managing obstetric emergencies like postpartum hemorrhage and neonatal resuscitation.
Research shows that giving birth at home is associated with lower rates of certain complications, including hemorrhage, severe tearing, and the need for neonatal resuscitation.
Most complications that arise can be safely managed at home. If a hospital transfer is necessary, our midwives facilitate a timely transfer to an appropriate hospital. Our transfer rate is very low.
Two notes on this one.
The first sentence now has “uncomplicated” twice, which reads a little repetitively. An alternative for that line: For healthy women whose pregnancies are progressing normally, birth is overwhelmingly safe and uncomplicated, particularly when uninterrupted.
Is Homebirth covered by insurance?
Yes, homebirth is usually covered by insurance. Depending on the insurance, there may be some additional out of pocket costs. To find out about your specific insurance coverage, please contact our office.