Birth Doula Support at SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn
University Hospital at Downstate, at 445 Lenox Road in East Flatbush, is Brooklyn's academic medical center and the New York State-designated Regional Perinatal Center for north and north-central Brooklyn.
YourCherish provides certified birth doula support for families delivering at SUNY Downstate. Multilingual. Culturally responsive. Completely present.
Delivering at SUNY Downstate — What to Know
As a Regional Perinatal Center, Downstate cares for the most complex pregnancies in its region and provides high-risk neonatal and infant care on site, so families with high-risk pregnancies are often referred here from other Brooklyn hospitals.
Downstate is a teaching hospital of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, with an obstetrics team that provides care through pregnancy, delivery and the postpartum period. In August 2026, State Senator Zellnor Myrie and his wife chose it for the birth of their first child.
Brooklyn has the highest rate of doula-supported births in the city. A YourCherish doula adds continuous one-to-one support from early labor at home through your first postpartum hour, in your own language, and coordinates with your medical team. 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 SUNY Downstate
Arrives during active labor at your home or at SUNY Downstate
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 SUNY Downstate's team
Stays through delivery and your first postpartum hour
Your Birth Story at SUNY Downstate: 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 SUNY Downstate can add any of these to their doula package:
Birth photography by your doula. The same person supporting you through labor at SUNY Downstate 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 SUNY Downstate before you go home. See Fresh48 at SUNY Downstate →
Maternity session at home or outdoors. At 32–36 weeks, in your home or Prospect Park or the Brooklyn Botanic 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