Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York

Variant names
Dates:
Active 1869
Active 1874

Biographical notes:

The Midwifery Dispensary was located on Broome Street, and was merged with the Lying-In Hospital in 1892.

From the description of Midwifery Dispensary histories, 1891-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86147686

Charitable society formed in Dec. of 1798 and incorporated in New York City in 1799 for the financial and medical assistance of destitute mothers and pregnant women.

From the description of Society of the Lying-In Hospital records, 1869-1874. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58783161

Formed Dec. 1798 and incorporated May 1799 as Society of the Lying-In Hospital of the City of New-York;

governing body and official name for what was also called New York Lying In Hospital.

From the description of Records, 1894-1929. (New York Academy of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 77491712

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • Charities
  • Hospital, Gynecologic and obstetric
  • Hospitals
  • Hospitals
  • Maternal and infant welfare
  • Maternal health services
  • Medicine
  • Midwives
  • Obstetrics
  • Physicians
  • Poor women
  • Pregnancy
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women's health services
  • Women's hospitals

Occupations:

not available for this record

Places:

  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)