By Rachel MacPherson, CPT, Mar 14, 2022 "There is a common finding that when mother isn't around, and a baby becomes fussy, simply placing an article of mother's clothing next to baby often results in the infant calming down," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New [...]
By Rachel MacPherson, CPT, Mar 11, 2022 "The patch contains the same hormones, estrogen and progesterone, as in a combined oral contraceptive pill," confirmed Kecia Gaither, M.D., an OB-GYN at NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx in New York City. Click HERE for the full article.
By Coralle Skye, Mar 10, 2022 Postmenopausal bleeding affects approximately 10 percent of women older than age 55, and it can be a frightening experience when the cause is unknown. The main causes are usually polyps, endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer, according to Kecia Gaither,M.D., director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, New York [...]
By Megan Deak, Mar 8, 2022 "The 'average' menstrual cycle for an adult not on birth control is between 24 and 28 days, with five to seven days of bleeding," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., a physician double board-certified in OB-GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. [...]
By Julia Ries on Mar 8, 2022 “Early implementation of diet and lifestyle changes would be paramount for this subset of women as, to my knowledge, no medication exists to treat the resultant liver damage,” Dr. Kecia Gaither, a double board certified OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine physician and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln [...]
By Bonnie Azoulay Elmann, Mar 3, 2022 "As a general rule, medications that are contraindicated in pregnancy are: NSAIDs, Isotretinoin, (ACE) inhibitors, ciprofloxacin, Coumadin, methotrexate [and] tetracyclines," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., an OB-GYN and director of perinatal services/director of maternal-fetal medicine for NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. NSAIDs, such as Advil, which are commonly used, have [...]
“Vessels” By Dr. Kecia Gaither Posted on 03/03/2022 Click HERE for the full article.
By Bianca Nieves, Mar 3, 2022 We reached out to Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, double board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx who further explained exactly how they are effective. “The uterus is a big muscle and uterine contractions during menses occur to expel the shed uterine lining. The [...]
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By Nicole Fabian-Weber, Feb 25, 2022 “An en caul birth is an incredibly rare event where the baby is born encased in their amniotic sac,” explains Dr. Kecia Gaither, who’s double board-certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and the director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals in the Bronx. Click HERE for the full article.
