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=== Services and objectives ===
The primary objective of the New York Infant Asylum was to provide a safe and nurturing environment for unwanted children until they could be placed in homes. Additionally, the asylum offered obstetrical care to unwed or indigent women, emphasising the importance of both mother and child care. The asylum's policies allowed unwed mothers to receive care during their first pregnancy but not for subsequent pregnancies,<ref name=":1" /> reflecting the moral standards of the time.[[File:New York Infant Asylum Annual Report (1884) (14767834345).jpg|thumb|420x420px|Facility at 61st St and 10th (Amsterdam) Ave]]
=== Expansion and locations ===
By 1873, the asylum had relocated most of its operations to a larger facility at 61st Street and Amsterdam Avenue.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> A House of Reception remained downtown until at least 1900.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 June 1893 |title=Deserted by its Doctors |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/20547914 |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |pages=8 |quote=The New York Infant Asylum has a House of Reception at Tenth Avenue and Slxty-first Street with the general hospital and asylum at Mount Vernon, Westchester County. It is said to be the most complete institution of its kind in the world.}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=20 Jan 1900 |title=Infant Asylum Takes Title |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/20366094 |work=The New York Times |pages=10}}</ref> The asylum also opened its first country branch in Flushing in 1872,<ref name=":0" /> which operated until 1881, followed by a second branch in Mount Vernon in 1878.<ref name=":1" />
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