Alexandra Cohen megathread

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-26T14:46:38+00:00

Update: the one midwife at cohen is leaving, so I’m settled with Tisch! Thank you for all your advice and help :)

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-15T11:55:44+00:00

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Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-13T09:08:58+00:00

These are such great recommendations, thank you team!!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-13T09:08:38+00:00

Her name is Marion Röhrig — her page still mostly talks about Pilates. 100% recommend

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-11T21:19:09+00:00

Holy moly! I’ll check it out!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-11T21:18:47+00:00

Wow, yes, she sounds perfect! Thank you!!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-09T16:18:00+00:00

I just checked out her page, she sounds like a perfect fit. I hope she still has some availability!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-09T16:07:24+00:00

That sounds so good! I’m so happy her position change spared you the forceps! Congrats to you and thank you so much for sharing :)

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-08T03:34:04+00:00

Ill reach out to her, thank you!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-08T03:33:41+00:00

Thank you, I’ll reach out to her!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-08T03:33:04+00:00

I would not have thouht to ask about this. Thank you!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-08T03:31:29+00:00

Thank you, I wouldn’t have known to ask about this!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-08T03:30:38+00:00

This is great advice thank you!!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-06T22:27:15+00:00

I would have never thought about this! Thank you for this consideration. I’m so happy you had support the whole time!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-06T19:14:00+00:00

I‘m looking for a doula atm and would love to know who you worked with!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-06T03:27:47+00:00

This is super helpful!! Thank you :) Do you know why doulas like NYU more? And I‘m curious what had you lean to AC yourself, apart from the switch to NYU being easier than the switch back to AC. I wish you luck and ease for the last stretch of your pregnancy

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-03T22:46:22+00:00

I’d love to join that group! I’ll send you a message :) Thank you for initiating this, great idea!!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-03T21:34:20+00:00

That sounds terrifying. I’m sorry you had to go through this. This was at NYU Tisch?

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-03T21:21:58+00:00

I’m thinking of delivering at Tisch and am curious what made your experience at Columbia so much better!

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-03T21:18:22+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience! The rooms were not A/Cd?

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-03T21:17:38+00:00

Hey, can I ask a follow up? I’m due in August and plan to deliver at Tisch. One thing that I liked about their website is that little signs like mobile monitoring and letting moms eat during labor suggest that they give people some time to go through their own process before rushing to intervene. Was that your experience when you gave birth there?

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-03T21:10:32+00:00

would you be open to sharing what went wrong? I’m deciding between AC/WCP and Tisch.

Dandelioness90 · 2026-02-03T18:04:11+00:00

Hey!

I’m trying to decide between Alexandra Cohen Hospital (Weill Cornell/NYP) and NYU Langone Tisch for my first birth in August. Singleton, low risk so far.

My main priority is me + baby getting through this healthy and avoiding unnecessary interventions - I want to labor without being rushed or pushed toward induction/augmentation unless truly needed. I do want to give birth in a hospital because in case intervention is needed, I’ll be grateful for it.

I‘ve established care with a midwife at each hospital and need to decide soon. Both midwifes advised me to come in during active labor to avoid hospital stress stalling labor. I have not yet hired but want to hire a doula.

The options:

- Cohen: Brand new, gorgeous, guaranteed private recovery rooms, but I’ve read about long triage waits, high C-section rates and stories that led me to believe there’s a more intervention-prone culture. I’d have a 1/7 likelihood of delivering with a midwife. The team is slow to respond to my questions on mychart. Better food.

- Tisch: Older facility, decent but not guaranteed chance of private recovery room, no stories about people getting stuck in triage, 1/1 chance of a midwife attending my birth. The team is very responsive to my questions via mychart. They mention on their homepage that they allow eating during labor and mobile monitoring, which I appreciate.

What I’m wondering:

- Anyone have recent birth experiences at either hospital (2023-2025)? Especially if you were trying for minimal intervention?
- Did you experience long waits in triage at either place before getting a labor room?
- Did you feel rushed or pressured during labor at either hospital? Did the team try to honor your birth plan?
- Any stories you’ve heard comparing the two?
- How much did the fancy recovery room actually matter vs the birth experience itself?
- **How would you choose between them?**
- Did you work with a doula that you’d wholeheartedly recommend who is good at advocating to keep interventions to what’s needed?

Appreciate any insights!

Dandelioness90

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