Central_Maternity_Hospital

Central Maternity Hospital

Central Maternity Hospital

Defunct Bronx hospital

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]

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Controversy

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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    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
  4. [4]
    "Dr. Leff Pleads Not Guilty". The New York Times. September 4, 1948.


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