Central Maternity Hospital Explained

Central Maternity Hospital
Location:	The Bronx
State:	New York
Country:	US
Type:	Specialist
Speciality:	Maternity hospital
Opened:	1938
Closed:	1958
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 .^[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]

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

Notes and References

1. . An obstetric forceps for the rotation of the fetal head . 1955 . Morris Leff, M.D. . Affiliations: Central Maternity Hospital New York, N. Y..
2. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The role of adrenalin (epinephrine) in labor. 1953 . Morris Leff, M.D.. Affiliations: Central Maternity Hospital New York, N. Y..
3. News: The New York Times. PUBLIC LIVES; Behind a Political Brawler, a Bare-Knuckles Past. born .. in Dr. Leff's Hospital in the Bronx. Chris Hedges . September 11, 2001.
4. News: . Dr. Leff Pleads Not Guilty . September 4, 1948.