requiring rigorous prenatal management, we are widely recognized for our optimum patient outcomes. Our physicians and surgeons from all specialties have a long history of collaborating on a high volume of complex cases. NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center includes Sloane Hospital for Women, The Allen Hospital and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. According to the 2017-18 U.S. News & World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital ranks in more pediatric specialties than any other hospital in the metropolitan New York City area, with distinct leadership in neonatology and congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery. The state of New York has designated NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital as a Regional Perinatal Center, the highest hospital classification for obstetrics and neonatal care, affirming that we have the expertise, subspecialties, and services to care for the most challenging and highest risk medically complex mothers and babies. We work closely with referring physicians to manage a wide variety of problems that can arise during pregnancy. Our affiliation with Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, one of the nation’s preeminent medical schools, allows us to attract top physicians and researchers, keeping us at the leading edge of new developments in high-risk pregnancy management and treatments. We have built a reputation as a leading center for pediatric care, medical education, and scientific research. 2 Sloane Hospital for Women A Specialized Hospital for Expectant Mothers Sloane Hospital for Women, part of NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center has been caring for women for more than a century and offers specialized services for high-risk pregnancy available in just a few programs in the United States. We provide individualized care and rigorous prenatal management for expectant mothers who are referred to us with an obstetric complication or a high-risk health condition, as well as for those whose pregnancy is complicated by a multiple gestation or a fetal structural, functional or genetic abnormality. With Labor and Delivery an integral part of NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, we are able to offer every possible diagnostic and therapeutic option for both mothers and babies. We are one of only a few hospitals nationally that has labor and delivery in the same building as our children’s hospital. As a result, mother and baby never need to be separated. Our 75-bed Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is recognized as one of the finest in the country, with the depth of expertise, advanced technology and therapies available to offer the best chance for survival. Our team of physicians, specially trained in intensive care, has pioneered many therapies for newborn babies now used worldwide. In a family-friendly and technologically-advanced setting, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital offers the best available care in every area of pediatrics – including the most complex neonatal and critical care, and all areas of pediatric subspecialties. Fast Facts Over 4,500 annual deliveries Over 20 Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists 80% epidural rate 37% cesarean delivery rate (2016) 53.8 multiple gestations per 1,000 deliveries Average length of stay 3.2 days Over 1,000NICU discharges Nearly 175 NICU transfers 3 Collaborative Interdisciplinary Care for Pregnancy Bringing together diverse expertise from every field of medicine and surgery, we develop treatment programs and therapeutic options to ensure the best possible outcomes for high-risk mothers and babies. We believe the best outcomes are a result of multidisciplinary collaborative care, where there is active communication among specialists. A team of more than 30 specialists experienced in obstetrical, maternal-fetal, pediatric, and neonatal conditions focuses on all the medical and surgical complications of pregnancy. From obstetrical anesthesiologists, cardiologists, and gynecological oncologists to interventional radiology, neonatologists, pediatric cardiac surgeons, an on-site blood bank, and a mobile ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation), the team can be mobilized in minutes. They are supported by clinical nurses and genetic counselors, all trained in the management of high-risk pregnancies. 4 The Mothers Center centralizes services to give pregnant women with medical conditions that may cause complications during pregnancy and beyond, a single point of access to all our specialists — before and during pregnancy, as well as in the postpartum period. This center of excellence serves as a national model for the care of medically and surgically complex obstetrical patients. Since 2013, The Mothers Center has cared for over 850 expectant mothers faced with challenging medical and surgical problems during pregnancy. These patients have come to us for consultation, decision-making and therapy from within our institution, as well as from across the city of New York. Our team of obstetricians, surgeons, cardiologists, neurologists and anesthesiologists meets weekly to discuss our patients and develop ongoing care plans to ensure the safest outcome for mothers and their babies. Our multidisciplinary team is prepared to care for women with a wide variety of conditions and most frequently