Holistic Midwifery New York

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.

We are a team of four Certified Nurse- Midwives dedicated to serving women throughout New York City and Long Island. Our midwives are:

• Judy Ribner, DNP, CNM
• Malki Schuler, MSN, CNM, C-EFM, LCCE
• Rachel Cohen, MSN, CNM
• Julia Steinrueck, MSN, 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.

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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.

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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.

We carefully screen our clients to ensure that they are appropriate candidates for homebirth. For low-risk women, 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 actually decreases the risk 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.

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.