Central Maternity Hospital
Defunct Bronx hospital
Hospital in New York, United States
40°50′52″N 73°54′29″W / 40.8477°N 73.9081°W / 40.8477; -73.9081Central 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
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
- ^ 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
- "Dr. Leff moved his maternity clinic from Manhattan to the Bronx" (Groups.JewishGen.org)
- Case of False Birth Records: Trial of Dr. Morris Leff
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