The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is pleased to introduce a new speakers' series featuring current topics in women's health. The Life Cycles Speaker's Series features prominent health experts to provide New York metropolitan women an opportunity to hear more about current hot topics in women's health and interact with the professionals making progress in the field.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 12:00 pm
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

Recently featured in the media!
"To C or not to C" - Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
Why and how many women request it? Medical Safety? Convenience? Control? Those are the questions!

This inaugural Luncheon will feature Dr. Mary D'Alton, Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at NYPH/CUMC. Hot on the heels of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) State-of-the-Science Conference on Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request, Dr. D'Alton will speak about this controversial topic. Dr. D'Alton, who chaired the 14 member panel, will discuss the risks and benefits of planned cesarean sections as well as trends and implications of c-section rates in the care of women and infants.

To register, please call 212-342-0792. Fee: $100

Sloane Advisory Committee:

Beth Andrews
Erika Antin
Lisa Caputo
Lisa Black Cohen
Melissa Condo *
Suzanne Doherty *
Stephanie Douglass
Abby Elbaum
Susan Gottridge
Rebecca Johnson
Lori Pines
Laurie Rosenfield-Falk
Gina Sanders
Lisa Schwartz
JoAnn Slattery *
Maureen Termecz *
Carmen Thain
Karen Thomas *
Leigh Todd *

(* indicates Luncheon committee member)