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I was in Flo Crit from 8-1962 until 2-1963. Babies were born at the facility - 225 W. 43rd St. at Wornall Road - which was located just behind St. Luke's hospital. It still exists today and is part of St. Luke's now, I think accounting offices. The interior is eerily the same as it was 40 years ago. Very few changes have been made. The delivery room is a manager's office now. His desk is where the delivery table was located.
In my 6 months at Crit, all babies were born there. It was said that if complications arose, a girl would be taken to St. Lukes. The doctors that delivered the babies were St. Luke's residents.
As far as birth certificates, I have my son's ORIGINAL and it does say Florence Crittenton Home, but his AMENDED one is blank in that space. The doctor listed as the delivering doctor is NOT the doctor who actually delivered the baby, but some full-fledged doctor apparently. I believe a doctor was paid to sign the birth certificates although he never delivered the babies.
Just the way things were handled in the maternity home world.