Birth Doula Support at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
North Central Bronx Hospital at 3424 Kossuth Avenue in Norwood has run one of the oldest and busiest hospital midwifery services in the country since 1977, delivering more than 1,000 babies a year, and is Baby-Friendly through 2032.
YourCherish provides certified birth doula support for families delivering at North Central Bronx. Multilingual. Culturally responsive. Completely present.
Delivering at North Central Bronx — What to Know
Midwives have attended births at North Central Bronx since 1977, more than 90,000 babies in all, and the midwifery unit was renovated and doubled in size in 2019. If you want a midwife-attended, low-intervention birth inside a full hospital in the Bronx, this is the place families most often name.
The hospital delivers more than 1,000 babies a year and has held Baby-Friendly designation for a decade; in August 2026 it was re-designated through January 2032, so rooming-in and early feeding are the norm. Its sister hospital Jacobi is a few minutes away for higher-level neonatal care.
North Central Bronx is part of NYC Health + Hospitals, which treats every patient regardless of ability to pay. A YourCherish doula adds continuous one-to-one support from early labor at home through your first postpartum hour, working alongside your midwife. Support-person rules can change, so we confirm them before your due date.
YourCherish provides doula support in English, Russian, and Spanish — ensuring full communication and advocacy regardless of your primary language.
What Your Doula Does at North Central Bronx
Arrives during active labor at your home or at North Central Bronx
Provides continuous support through every stage of labor and delivery
Communicates with your care team in the language that serves you best
Advocates for your birth preferences with North Central Bronx's team
Stays through delivery and your first postpartum hour
Your Birth Story at North Central Bronx: Doula + Photography
Your YourCherish doula is also a documentary birth photographer, so you never have to bring a stranger into your birth room. Families delivering at North Central Bronx can add any of these to their doula package:
Birth photography by your doula. The same person supporting you through labor at North Central Bronx quietly documents your labor and your baby's first moments, without adding another person to the room.
Fresh48 in your postpartum room. Soft, unposed photos of your first days together, taken at North Central Bronx before you go home. See Fresh48 at North Central Bronx →
Maternity session at home or outdoors. At 32–36 weeks, in your home or Van Cortlandt Park or the New York Botanical Garden, a few minutes from the hospital.
Hospital photo and video rules can change, so we confirm them with your care team before your birth, and we always pause when staff ask us to. See the doula + photography packages →
Insurance and Benefits
NY Medicaid, Carrot Fertility, Maven, Cleo, HSA/FSA accepted. Full guide →
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About YourCherish
YourCherish was founded by Olga Zinner, a DONA-certified birth doula with 86+ births attended across NYC. Multilingual in English, Russian, and Spanish.
Page reviewed: November 2026