Mother and Baby Resources

Maternal Home

The Maternal Home program supports patients with pregnancies classified as “high risk” by providing them with additional services, attention, and care during their pregnancy and the postpartum period. Patients in the program have access to medical care, specialty care, mental health support, parenting support, and further resources to help address socioeconomic challenges. The Maternal Home program is offered systemwide.

Cardio-Obstetric Practice, NYC Health + Hospitals/King County

The Cardio-Obstetric practice works with patients at all stages of pregnancy, including up to a year after delivery, to target their heart disease. The program also targets risk factors of heart disease such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. The care team – including obstetricians, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, nurses, emergency department physicians, other specialists, as well as non-clinical staff in pediatrics and the emergency department – take a patient centered approach to address heart disease and help lower maternal morbidity and mortality rates. Currently, the Cardio-Obstetric program is offered at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County.

3-2-1 Impact

The Integrated Model for Parents and Children Together is a two generational approach to support the health and wellbeing of young children and their families. This program, which is currently available to all pregnant patients and pediatrics patients under the age of four, elevates a personalized approach to clinical care with routine screenings conducted by their provider to help identify when a family needs additional support interventions, such as mental health support and non-medical social needs like food or income support. 3-2-1 Impact also includes programs that recognize the essential role of parents in their child’s development and offers an array of tools and resources to support effective approaches to parenting, and integrates reading, parent-child bonding, and learning into family life. Currently, 3-2-1 Impact is offered at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, Queens, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Gouverneur.

Safe Sleep Practices

All NYC Health + Hospitals facilities promote safe sleep practices for new mothers and families with infants.

Safe Sleep practices help reduce the chances of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). In order to create a safe sleep environment:

What to do

Supervised skin-to-skin contact is recommended for all mothers and infants right after birth and should be done for at least an hour (as soon as mother is medically stable, awake, and able to respond to her newborn). Once mother starts to get sleepy, return baby to bassinet.
Always place a baby on his or her back to sleep for naps and at night to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Keep your baby’s sleep area in the same room where you sleep (for the baby’s first year). Although your baby should be sleeping in the same room as you, they should not be sharing the same bed as you. Always place the baby in a safety-approved crib, bassinet, or portable crib for sleep.
Use a firm sleep surface covered by a fitted sheet; a crib, bassinet, portable crib, or play yard that meets the safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recommended.
If able, breastfeed your baby.
Follow your health care provider’s guidance on vaccinations and regular health checkups for your baby.

What not to do

Your baby should not sleep in an adult bed, on a couch, or on a chair alone, with you, or with anyone else.
Sitting devices like bouncy seats, swings, infant carriers, or strollers should not be used for routine sleep.
Keep soft objects such as pillows, blankets, toys, and bumpers out of your baby’s sleep area.
Do not use wedges and positioners.
Do not smoke during pregnancy or allow smoking around your baby.
Do not let your baby get too hot during sleep.

Establish Care with NYC Health + Hospitals

The hospital locations below are patient care sites that offer obstetrics and gynecology services (including the number to call for appointments). You can also use our doctor search to find care and explore additional health insurance information.

Bronx

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Building 8, 3rd Floor
Bronx, NY 10461
Call for appointment: 718-918-5700

NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
Women’s Health Center
234 East 149th Street, First Floor, A2
Bronx, NY 10451
Call for appointment: 718-579-4900

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Women’s Health Center
3424 Kossuth Avenue
Suite 2D-01
Bronx, NY 10467
Call for appointment: 718-519-3310

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Belvis
545 East 142nd Street
Bronx, NY 10454
Call for appointment: 718-579-1795

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania
1225 Gerard Avenue, 3rd Floor
Bronx, NY 10452
Call for appointment: 718-960-2781 or 718-960-2616

Brooklyn

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
451 Clarkson Avenue
E-Building, 4th Floor and 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Call for appointment: 718-388-5889

NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
2601 Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Call for appointment: 1-844-872-6639

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
The Women’s Health Pavilion
760 Broadway, 8th Floor 300 Block
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Call for appointment: 718-388-5889

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland
100 North Portland Avenue, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Call for appointment: 718-388-5889

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York
2094 Pitkin Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
Call for appointment: 718-388-5889

Manhattan

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Call for appointment: 212-562-5555

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
Ronald H. Brown Building
Women’s Health Services
137th Street, 2nd Floor
506 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY 10037
Call for appointment: 212-939-8400

NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
Women’s Health Center
1901 First Avenue, OPD Building, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10029
Call for appointment: 212-423-7000

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Gouverneur
227 Madison Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10002
Call for appointment: 212-238-7897

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Sydenham
264 West 118th Street, First Floor
New York, NY 10026
Call for appointment: 212-932-6500

Queens

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
The Women’s Pavilion
78-20 41st Avenue
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Call for appointment: 718-334-5346

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432
Call for appointment: 718-883-3131

Staten Island

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Vanderbilt
165 Vanderbilt Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10304
Call for appointment: 844-692-4692