Central Maternity 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]

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.

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[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] 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.

[CentraLeffHos.NYT2001-3] 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] "Dr. Leff Pleads Not Guilty". The New York Times. September 4, 1948.

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