Staff members of North Central Bronx Hospital Midwifery Service gathered Wednesday, May 23 to remember former colleague Sonja Dowie, who passed away in 2003. On what would have been the 30th anniversary of her service, the hospital named the Triage Unit after Dowie, a founding member of the service. The program is pioneering because of its synthesis of advanced medicine and midwifery, with obstetricians and nurse-midwives working together to provide intensive care during and after pregnancy.
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