Healthcare for your child
If your child will have private insurance, such as the Aetna student insurance, you may wish to choose a pediatrician ahead of time.
If you are getting care at Mount Sinai FPA OB/Gyn, choose an FPA pediatrician before birth and have the pediatrician’s name with you when you check in to deliver at Mount Sinai. The team caring for you will contact your pediatrician and ask them to see your baby while you are in the hospital.
If your child will be on public insurance such as Child Health Plus or Children’s Medicaid, they cannot be seen at FPA and will need to go to Pediatrics Associates instead if they are getting care at Mount Sinai. These pediatricians cannot see your baby while you are in the hospital for delivery, so an FPA pediatrician will be assigned instead. Call 212-659-8559 after birth to schedule an appointment for your child with Pediatrics Associates.