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                              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                  WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                        SCHEDULE 13G

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c)
AND (D) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

                                 iVILLAGE INC.
               ------------------------------------------------------------
                                     (Name of Issuer)

                              Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value

              ------------------------------------------------------------
                             (Title of Class of Securities)

                                      46588H105
              ------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)

                             Rho Management Partners, L.P.
                              124 Duane Road
                              Quogue, New York  11959

                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                              - with copies to -

                         Stephen Rosenberg, Esq.
                 Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
                            900 Third Avenue - 13th Floor
                           New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 508-6700

                               December 31, 1999
                        (Date of event which requires
                            filing of this statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

          |_|  Rule 13d-1-(b)

          |_|  Rule 13d-1-(c)

          |X|  Rule 13d-1-(d)

     The  information  required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.

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CUSIP No. 46588H105

1.       Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
         (entities only)

Rho Management Partners, L.P.

2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

         a.       |_|

         b.       |X|

3.       SEC Use Only

4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Delaware

Number of Shares    5.  Sole Voting Power       1,674,928 Shares

  Beneficially
  Owned by          6.  Shared Voting Power           0
  Each
  Reporting         7.  Sole Dispositive Power  1,674,928 Shares
  Person
  With              8.  Shared Dispositive Power     0

9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                1,674,928 Shares

10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
    (See Instructions)

11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
                                                 5.67% of Common Stock

12.      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  PN


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CUSIP No. 46588H105

1.       Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
         (entities only)

Rho Management Trust I

2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

         a.       |_|

         b.       |X|

3.       SEC Use Only

4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization:  New York

Number of Shares    5.  Sole Voting Power       1,668,885 Shares

  Beneficially
  Owned by          6.  Shared Voting Power           0
  Each
  Reporting         7.  Sole Dispositive Power  1,668,885 Shares
  Person
  With              8.  Shared Dispositive Power     0

9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                1,668,885 Shares

10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
    (See Instructions)

11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
                                                 5.65% of Common Stock

12.      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  OO


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CUSIP No. 46588H105

1.       Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
         (entities only)

Joshua Ruch

2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

         a.       |_|

         b.       |X|

3.       SEC Use Only

4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Republic of South Africa

Number of Shares    5.  Sole Voting Power       0 Shares

  Beneficially
  Owned by          6.  Shared Voting Power     1,674,928 Shares
  Each
  Reporting         7.  Sole Dispositive Power  0 Shares
  Person
  With              8.  Shared Dispositive Power  1,674,928 Shares

9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                1,674,928 Shares

10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
    (See Instructions)

11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
                                                 5.67% of Common Stock

12.      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  IN


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CUSIP No. 46588H105

Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:

iVILLAGE INC.

Item 1(b)         Address of Issuer:

iVILLAGE INC.
212 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York  10010

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:

     (a) This Schedule is being filed by Rho Management Partners L.P. ("Rho"), a
Delaware limited  partnership,  Rho Management Trust I, a New York grantor trust
("Trust I") and Joshua Ruch. Rho is investment advisor to Trust.  Joshua Ruch is
the  controlling  stockholder of Atlas Capital  Corp.,  a Delaware  corporation,
which is sole  general  partner of Rho,  and is  Chairman,  CEO and  controlling
stockholder of Rho Management  Company,  Inc., a New York corporation,  to which
certain  advisory  duties  concerning  the shares are  delegated  by Rho.  Habib
Kairouz, the managing director of Rho, is a director of the Issuer.

     (b)-(c) Rho is a Delaware limited partnership, with its address at 124 Dune
Road, Quogue, New York 11959. Trust I's address is Rho Management Company, Inc.,
152 W. 57th  Street,  New York,  New York  10019,  and the trustee of Trust I is
William F. Indoe, Esq., whose address is Sullivan & Cromwell,  125 Broad Street,
New York, New York 10004. Mr. Ruch is a citizen of the Republic of South Africa,
with his address at Rho Management Company,  Inc., 152 W. 57th Street, New York,
New York 10019.

Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, $0.01 Value

Item 2(e)         CUSIP Number:

46588H105

Item 3    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
          13d-2(c)  promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, check
          whether the filing person is a:


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CUSIP No. 46588H105

a.       |_|      Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
b.       |_|      Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
c.       |_|      Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
d.       |_|      Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                  Investment Company Act,
e.       |_|      Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E),
f.       |_|      Employee Benefit Plan, or Endowment Fund in accordance with
                  Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
g.       |_|      Parent Holding Company or Control Person, in accordance with
                  Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); (Note:  see Item 7)
h.       |_|      A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
i.       |_|      A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                  investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                  Company Act of 1940;
j.       |_|      Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4   Ownership:

     As the holder of sole voting and investment authority over the shares owned
by its advisory clients, Rho may be deemed, for purposes of Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  to be the beneficial owner of the
aggregate amount of 1,674,928  shares  representing  approximately  5.67% of the
outstanding shares of the Issuer (based upon 29,533,536 shares outstanding as of
November 8, 1999,  as reported on the latest 10-Q of the Issuer)  consisting  of
1,668,885 shares (5.65%) of shares held by Trust I and by another client of Rho.
Rho disclaims any economic interest or beneficial ownership of shares covered by
this Statement.

     As the  controlling  person  of  Rho,  Mr.  Ruch  may  also be  deemed  the
beneficial owner of such shares.  Thus, Mr. Ruch may be deemed,  for purposes of
Rule 13d-3, to be the beneficial  owner of 1,674,928 shares of the Issuer (5.67%
of the outstanding  shares).  Mr. Ruch disclaims  beneficial ownership of shares
held by Rho in which he does not have pecuniary interest.



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CUSIP No. 46588H105


Item 5            Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                  If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
                  the date  hereof  the  reporting  person  has ceased to be the
                  beneficial  owner of more  than five  percent  of the class of
                  securities, check the following |_|

Item 6            Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                  Person:

                  Not applicable

Item 7            Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
                  Company:

                  Not applicable

Item 8            Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                  Not applicable

Item 9            Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                  Not applicable

Item 10           Certification:

By signing below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  the
securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.



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CUSIP No. 46588H105


Signature

After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


February 15, 2000
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Date

RHO MANAGEMENT PARTNERS L.P.
By: ATLAS CAPITAL CORP., its General Partner


/s/ Joshua Ruch
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By: Joshua Ruch
Title: President

RHO MANAGEMENT TRUST I
By: RHO MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., its Investment Advisor


/s/ Joshua Ruch
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By: Joshua Ruch
Title: President

JOSHUA RUCH


/s/ Joshua Ruch
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By: Joshua Ruch

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