Obstetrics Programs & Services

As an expectant mother, you want the very best medical care to ensure that your baby is born healthy and that you stay strong enough to care for your newborn. If prior pregnancies were difficult or you have an underlying medical condition that could impact your pregnancy, you want to rest assured that you are doing everything possible to keep you and your baby healthy. That's why more women come to Mount Sinai's Center for Maternal and Fetal Medicine than anywhere else in the greater New York area.

We've welcomed tens of thousands of babies into the world since the first baby was born at Mount Sinai in 1856 and although much has changed in the field of obstetrics since then, one thing has stayed the same — our dedication to providing new families with a nurturing and comfortable environment in which to experience one of life's most precious moments — the birth of your child.

Our integrated approach to labor and delivery involves multiple fields — from obstetrics, nursing, and anesthesiology to neonatal intensive care, pediatric surgery, and genetics. Mount Sinai's Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder Center for Maternity Care includes the new Alexandra and Steven Cohen Center for Labor and Birth — a state-of-the art labor and delivery floor that provides safe, modern, and technically advanced care for mother and child in over 6,000 deliveries each year.

Our Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder Center for Maternity Care provides:

• 14 labor and delivery rooms
• 4 designated ante partum beds
• 3 operating rooms
• Mother-baby suites
• General care units
• Level III NICU

We're one of a select few obstetrics practices using progressive technology on our labor and delivery floor. Our doctors are trained in handling high risk births and birthing emergencies on the NOELLE ® and newborn HAL ® mother and infant simulators, which allows us to take our training and experience to new high-tech levels.

NOELLE is a robot simulator that provides trainees a complete birthing experience before, during, and after delivery. With controls that smoothly transition between physiologic states in response to commands from a wireless PC, physicians and trainees can monitor maternal and neonatal vital signs, including blood pressure and oxygen saturation, using real equipment. NOELLE and baby HAL allow our teams to practice birthing drills and the handling of life-threatening complications.

Midwives Available

Our obstetrics team includes "The Mount Sinai Midwives," a group of experts in low-risk women's health care, who attend over 500 deliveries per year on Mount Sinai's labor and delivery unit. They provide prenatal, postpartum and well-woman gynecology services to low-risk women at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, Mount Sinai of Queens, Settlement Health, in East Harlem, and Boriken Health Center in Manhattan. Our midwives offer a broad range of services to support new moms, including breastfeeding assistance, and support groups.

Advancing Patient Care

Mount Sinai researchers are exploring new, non-invasive approaches to genetic testing and improved diagnosis of infection during premature labor. These studies have the potential to significantly reduce the need for amniocentesis and other tests that carry potential risk to your baby.

We Can Help

The Mount Sinai Medical Center is a premier provider of general and high-risk obstetric care. Please call us at 212-241-9393 to schedule an appointment. We are conveniently located on the Upper East Side of New York City.