Booth Maternity Center

Booth Maternity Center is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, dedicated 2017.

Philadelphia County · dedicated 2017 · St. Joseph's Univ. - Moore Hall, 6051 Overbrook Dr., Philadelphia

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Established in 1971, Booth revolutionized women's health care by offering expectant mothers natural, family-centered childbirth options. It became a national model for its midwife training and for its promotion of midwife/doctor collaboration to improve care. The hospital pioneered the nationwide practice of permitting family members to support women during labor and delivery and advocated birth center accreditation. It closed in 1989.

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