Midwife-led labor support at our affiliated hospital, with the same team that cares for you from your first prenatal visit to recovery.
Schedule a ConsultationYes, our midwives attend planned hospital births. If you want or need to give birth in a hospital, the same midwifery team behind Birthing Center NYC cares for you at our affiliated hospital, from prenatal visits through labor, birth, and recovery.
You get the resources of a hospital, including epidurals and specialist care, together with the hands-on, low-intervention labor support our midwives are known for. It is one of three birth settings we offer, alongside home birth and our birth center.
A hospital birth with a midwife looks different from a hospital birth without one. The building supplies the medical resources. Your midwife brings the approach to labor that you chose her for.
Your prenatal visits happen with the midwives who will be with you at the hospital. There is time to talk through your preferences, how you feel about pain relief, and what you would like to avoid unless it becomes necessary.
You labor in a hospital room with your midwife providing care. She works with the hospital team while protecting the things that help labor progress, such as movement, rest, food and drink when allowed, and calm surroundings.
After the birth, you recover in the hospital while your midwife checks on you and your baby. Once you are home, our care continues with follow-up visits and feeding support.
Some families choose the hospital from their first visit. For others, it becomes the right setting partway through pregnancy. Both are common, and neither means giving up midwifery care.
These lists are examples, not a full set of criteria. Depending on your pregnancy and health history, your midwife will help you decide where your birth makes the most sense and explain her reasoning either way.
One of the main reasons families choose a hospital birth is access to medical pain relief. You do not need to decide in advance. Many people start with comfort measures and choose medication later, or not at all.
Planning a Hospital Birth?
Meet our midwives and talk through how we support labor at our affiliated hospital.
Contact Us TodayAll three settings are led by the same midwives. What changes is the room, the resources on hand, and how much medical support is immediately available.
| Hospital | Birth Center | Home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your care team | Our midwives | Our midwives | Our midwives |
| Epidural | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Specialists on site | Yes | Hospital care if needed | Hospital care if needed |
| Best suited to | Any pregnancy our midwives care for | Healthy, low-risk pregnancies | Healthy, low-risk pregnancies |
For more on choosing a setting, read our guide comparing birth center and home birth, or explore all of our birth settings and services.
Some families plan a home or birth center birth and end up at the hospital. That can happen during pregnancy, when a new condition appears, or during labor, when a transfer becomes the safer choice.
A change of setting is a clinical judgment, not the end of the care you signed up for.
Hospital birth families can use any of our other services during pregnancy and after the baby arrives.
Many families also bring a doula to the hospital for extra labor support. Our article on what a doula does explains how that role works alongside your midwife.
We work with many insurance plans, including Medicaid. Coverage varies by plan, so call us with your details and we will check your eligibility with you.
This information is general education, not medical advice. The right birth setting 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 matters to you in labor. We will walk you through how our midwives support hospital births and what the next steps look like.
Yes. Our midwives attend planned births at our affiliated hospital. They provide your labor care and work alongside the hospital team, including obstetricians if extra support is needed.
Yes. Choosing a midwife does not rule out an epidural. If you give birth at our affiliated hospital, epidurals and other pain medication are available when you want them.
A midwife offers continuous, hands-on labor support and a low-intervention approach, while the hospital provides medical resources close by. Many families want both.
Yes. The midwives who provide your prenatal care are the same team that cares for you at the hospital and after the birth.
Yes. Some families change settings during pregnancy, and some move to the hospital during labor. Because the same midwives work in all three settings, your care continues with people you know.
Yes. Many families bring a doula for extra emotional and physical support. Your doula and midwife work together, each in their own role.
Most plans cover hospital birth, but details vary. We work with many insurance plans, including Medicaid. Call us with your details and we will check your eligibility with you.
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