By Nicole Fabian-Weber, Mar 9, 2023 “The fourth trimester refers to the post birth time interval — the first 12 weeks post birth,” explains Dr. Kecia Gaither, who’s double board-certified in OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine and the director of perinatal services/maternal fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. The fourth trimester, according to [...]
By Eglė Krištopaitytė, Feb 27, 2023 However, Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H, double board-certified in OB/GYN, notes it is worth asking whether they really increased or there is more transparent awareness on the issue due to the evolution of various media platforms. Advances in reproductive technologies have changed the metrics "in regards to what is now defined as an [...]
By Leandra Beabout, Feb 27, 2023 "Endometriosis is a clinical condition in which endometrial cells—cells which line the inside of the uterus—implant outside of the uterus," explained Kecia Gaither, M.D., who is board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and the director of perinatal services/maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York City. [...]
By Kathi Valeii, Feb 27, 2023 “You can never give statistics on who is going to feel what,” says Kecia Gaither, M.D., director of perinatal services and maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health Hospitals in the Bronx. She says each experience is different, just like each pregnancy experience is different. Click HERE for the full article.
By Rachael Schultz, Feb 24, 2023 “The ‘best’ at home pregnancy test will depend on your needs and your budget,” adds Kecia Gaither, MD, double board-certified in OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine, Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. Click HERE for the full article.
By Kate Daniel, Feb 24, 2023 "Microplastics are ubiquitous in the environment. It seems that humans cannot escape them, as they can be inhaled, inadvertently consumed or get through our skin," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and director of perinatal services/maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New [...]
By María Cristina Lalonde, Feb 21, 2023 "Pregnancy is a time of hormonal flux resulting in physiologic changes of various body parts, the nose being one of them," explained Kecia Gaither, M.D., board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and director of perinatal services/maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York City. During pregnancy, edema—a [...]
By Julia Ries, Feb 21, 2023 “I believe if access to safe methods for pregnancy termination are banned there will be more botched abortions, septic abortions, hysterectomies, hemorrhages, and maternal deaths,” Dr. Kecia Gaither. Click HERE for the full article.
By Deanna McCormack and Katrina Cossey, Feb 17, 2023 Pregnancy tests detect the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) through your urine (or blood if you visit the doctor’s office). “Pregnancy tests are approximately 99% accurate [and] best utilized after a missed period,” says Kecia Gaither, MD, an OB/GYN, maternal-fetal medicine specialist, and director of Perinatal Services and Maternal Fetal Medicine at [...]
By Brianna Graham, Feb 15, 2023 “Disparities play a huge role in the disease burden of Black women,” says Dr. Kecia Gaither, an ob-gyn in The Bronx, New York. Gaither says that many Black women face implicit bias in the doctor’s office and aren’t offered many of the same treatment options or screenings as white women. They’re also frequently underrepresented in [...]
