Planned home birth with the same midwifery team behind Birthing Center NYC, from your first prenatal visit to the weeks after your baby arrives.
Schedule a ConsultationYes, our midwives attend planned home births. Families in Brooklyn and across New York City can give birth at home with the same midwives behind Birthing Center NYC, and that team stays with you through prenatal care, labor, birth, and recovery.
Home birth is one of three settings we offer, alongside our birth center and a planned hospital birth. You choose your midwives first. Where you give birth is a decision we make together, based on what you want and what your pregnancy needs.
A planned home birth is not a birth without medical care. It is midwifery care delivered in your own space, with the same attention to safety you would get anywhere else and far fewer interruptions.
Your prenatal care happens with the same midwives who will attend your birth. Visits are long enough to talk through your plans, your questions, and anything that has changed.
You call when labor starts, and your midwife comes to you once it is established. From there, labor sets the pace. You can walk, eat, shower, use a birth pool, and change positions whenever your body asks for it.
After the birth, your midwife stays while you and your baby settle. She checks your bleeding and recovery, examines your newborn, and helps with the first feed before leaving you to rest in your own bed.
Home birth tends to suit healthy people with a low-risk pregnancy who want to labor without routine hospital procedures. Your midwife will look at your health history and how your pregnancy is progressing before recommending it.
These lists are examples, not a full set of criteria. Depending on your pregnancy and health history, your midwife can help you decide which setting makes sense, and she will tell you plainly if that changes.
Most families are surprised by how little they need to change at home. Your midwife handles the clinical side. You focus on making the space comfortable.
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Contact Us TodayMany planned home births stay at home from start to finish, but part of good home birth care is knowing when to move. Your midwife watches for signs that you or your baby would be better served in a hospital, and she will explain what she is seeing and why.
Common reasons to transfer during labor include:
Many transfers are not emergencies. They happen calmly, often by car, and your midwife stays involved so you are not starting over with strangers. The support you planned for does not end at the hospital door.
Both settings offer midwife-led, low-intervention care for healthy pregnancies. The difference is mostly about where you feel most at ease, and what you want close by during labor.
| Home Birth | Birth Center | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you labor | Your own home | A private birth suite in Brooklyn |
| Travel in labor | None | A trip to the center once labor is active |
| Water birth | With a rented or purchased birth pool | Birth pools already in the suites |
| Your care team | Our midwives | Our midwives |
| After the birth | Rest in your own bed | Recover in the suite, then go home |
For a deeper look at how the two compare, read our guide to choosing between a birth center and home birth, or explore all of our birth settings and services.
Home birth families can use any of our other services, whether that is preparation during pregnancy or support once the baby is here.
Many families also work with a doula alongside their midwife. If you are not sure how those roles differ, our article on what a doula does is a good place to start.
We work with many insurance plans, including Medicaid. Coverage for home birth depends on your plan, so call us with your details and we will check your eligibility with you.
This information is general education, not medical advice. Whether home birth is appropriate depends on your health history and how your pregnancy progresses. Talk with your midwife or physician about your own situation, and call your provider right away about any symptom that concerns you.
Tell us about your pregnancy and what you are hoping for. We will talk through whether home birth fits, and what the next steps look like.
For many healthy people with a low-risk pregnancy, planned home birth with trained midwives and a clear plan for hospital care is a reasonable choice. Safety depends on careful screening, skilled attendants, and moving to a hospital early when something changes. Your midwife will talk through the benefits and risks for your own pregnancy.
Yes. Our midwives attend planned home births for families in Brooklyn and other parts of New York City. Call us with your address and due date and we will confirm whether you are within our service area.
Your midwife will explain what she is seeing and help you get there. Many transfers are not emergencies and happen calmly, often by car. Your midwife stays involved so your care continues rather than starting over.
Yes. Many families labor in a birth pool at home, and some give birth in the water. Your midwife will help you plan the pool setup and explain when it would be better to leave the water.
Yes. The same midwifery team cares for families at home, at our birth center, and in the hospital, so changing your plan does not mean changing your midwives. Some families switch during pregnancy, and some decide closer to their due date.
It depends on your plan. We work with many insurance plans, including Medicaid. Call us with your insurance details and we will check your eligibility with you.
Most families need a home birth supply kit, clean towels and old sheets, snacks and drinks for labor, and a birth pool if they want one. Your midwife brings the clinical equipment and will go over the full list with you before your due date.
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