Central Maternity Hospital
Central Maternity Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | The Bronx, New York, United States |
Organization | |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Maternity hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1938 |
Closed | 1958 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Other links | List of hospitals in the Bronx |
Central Maternity Hospital was a Bronx hospital which opened 1938 and closed 1958. It was operated by Dr. Morris Leff,[1][2] who initially called his facility 'Dr. Morris Leff Maternity Hospital.[3]
Controversy[edit]
Dr. Morris Leff Maternity Hospital was the first name used, "in the days when doctors ran their own hospitals."[3] Although Leff "was carted off to jail for carrying out abortions" his notoriety also included baby-selling, sourcing the babies from unwed mothers. The New York Times headlined "Dr. Leff Pleads Not Guilty."[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Morris Leff, M.D. (1955). "An obstetric forceps for the rotation of the fetal head". American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Affiliations: Central Maternity Hospital New York, N. Y.
- ^ Morris Leff, M.D. (1953). "The role of adrenalin (epinephrine) in labor". American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Affiliations: Central Maternity Hospital New York, N. Y.
- ^ a b Chris Hedges (September 11, 2001). "PUBLIC LIVES; Behind a Political Brawler, a Bare-Knuckles Past". The New York Times.
born .. in Dr. Leff's Hospital in the Bronx
- ^ "Dr. Leff Pleads Not Guilty". The New York Times. September 4, 1948.
External links[edit]
- "Dr. Leff moved his maternity clinic from Manhattan to the Bronx" (Groups.JewishGen.org)
- Case of False Birth Records: Trial of Dr. Morris Leff