By Cassie Shortsleeve, FEB 24, 2021 It’s important to keep your family-planning timeline in mind when choosing a form of birth control. Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) such as an IUD—either a hormonal one or a copper device—can provide worry-free contraception for years at a time, making it an ideal option if you don’t see kids in the [...]
By Felisa Wiley, FEB. 23, 2021 Dr. Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, director of perinatal services at NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln, previously told Elite Daily that “the length of a month is not going to change the frequency of [your period]. A normal menstrual cycle is anywhere from every 21 to 45 days, with the average being 28 days,” [...]
By: Bibi Deitz, February 2021 But PMS has a cruel cousin, PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), which is a more intense syndrome that can cause damage to little things like your personal relationships and your work life. So we tapped Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, the director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, who is double board-certified [...]
By Diana Spalding, February 2021 Dr. Kecia Gaither told Healthline that "When this happens, nerve receptors continue to fire or be stimulated to the extent that the brain thinks there is fetal movement." Another possibility is the body is always moving, even when we aren't aware. It digests, grows and so much more all the time. And after giving [...]
By Patrick A. Coleman, Feb 12 2021 “Babies can do anything in the womb that we do as adults,” explains OB/GYN Dr. Kecia Gaither, Director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. That doesn’t mean that a fetus is writing a great American novel, but it does mean that the basic biological processes are up and [...]
by Carina Hsieh and Hannah Smothers, FEB 8, 2021 Besides that initial period of slight cramping, neither you or a partner should “feel” the IUD, OBGYN Dr. Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, Director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, explains. Plus, as Dr. Gupta notes, the strings of the IUD are thin and soft enough [...]
February 2, 2021, by Sarah Bradley Kecia Gaither, M.D., double board-certified physician in OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, says maternal illnesses like diabetes, thyroid disorders, autoimmune disorders such as lupus, and blood clotting disorders can contribute to the overall causes of miscarriage, too. Click HERE for the full [...]
By Sarah Bradley | FEBRUARY 2, 2021 “There is a [scarcity] of data on the neurodevelopmental effects on the infant from breastfeeding while on Zoloft,” says Kecia Gaither, MD, a double board-certified OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine physician and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. Basically, there isn’t any evidence of harm…but there also isn’t any studies [...]
by Shannon Evans and Ellen Schmidt, Feb. 1, 2021 During pregnancy, the hormonal fluctuations result in breast enlargement, increased blood flow, and the growth of your milk-producing glands, Dr. Kecia Gaither, OB-GYN and Director of Perinatal Services for NYC Health+Hospitals/Lincoln, tells Romper. This is all in preparation for breastfeeding once you deliver, and she says that in the [...]
By Christin Perry, January 27, 2021 "Now, science has caught up and we've started studying and noting the positive impact it has on the [parent-child] dynamic—emotionally as well as physiologically," says Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, double board-certified physician in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine, and director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. Click HERE for the full [...]
