About Metropolitan Hospital Center

Metropolitan Hospital Center


Metropolitan Hospital Center

Professional Information

Type of practice: Hospital Service
Accepts insurance: Yes
Location of Practice: Manhattan
Location of Delivery: Hospital Birth
Services Offered: Pregnancy and Birth care, Contraception, Menopause, Family Planning, Gynecology (annual visits, pap smears, etc.), Postpartum care, Fertility Support


Contact Information

Website: https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/metropolitan/

Phone: 212-423-6489

Address: 1901 First Avenue, New York, New York 10029


About Metropolitan Hospital Center

                                                NYC HEALTH+HOSPITALS - METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL

                                                        MIDWIFERY DEPARTMENT 

  1. Sharon McDowall CNM: Director
  2. Amy Hanowitz CNM
  3. Eugenia Montesinos CNM
  4. Neysa Williams CNM
  5. Crystal Peterson CNM
  6. Cara Dal Nogare CNM
  7. Tania Fils-Aime CM
  8. Nailah Dodd CNM

At Metropolitan our services are designed with the comfort of mother, baby and family in mind. we are family-centered and ready to make your care and birthing experience a memorable one. We offer

  • Well Women GYN, Family Planning, Prenatal, Intrapartum and Postpartum care
  • Contraception: all types of IUDs, Nexplanon, OCPs, Rings, Patches, Hormonal and non Hormonal management
  • Personalized prenatal care
  • Low risk and co-managed High risk  prenatal care
  • All OB/GYN services on site: Sonograms, NST/BPP, childbirth classes, nutritionists, social workers, lactation consultant
  • We are a Baby Friendly Hospital

                                        Midwife led Labor and Delivery care

  • Spacious private labor, delivery and recovery suites
  • State-of-the-art pain management, including patient controlled Nitrous Oxide
  • Wireless fetal monitoring for walking/shower while in labor
  • Immediate Skin-to-Skin, delayed cord clamping and immidiate breastfeeding
  • Post-placenta IUD insertion
  • Private postpartum rooms
  • 24 hour visiting hours, with room for overnight guest
  • 24 hour Midwifery service 
  • 24 hour phone access to a Midwife by calling 212-423-6418

We offer day, evening and weekend tours, to find out about our services or schedule a tour, please call 212-423-7769