Originally Posted to Huffington Post; July 15, 2016 By Dr. Kecia Gaither With the mid-point of the summer season blazing forth, heat waves such as that experienced by the New York area last week are not out of sight yet. While uncomfortable for most, brutally high temperatures and humidity can be especially exhausting – and dangerous [...]
Originally Posted to Medical Daily; July 14, 2015 By: Lizzette Borrelli Every time we go to the OB/GYN, we hear the question, “When was the first day of your last period?” Although seemingly redundant, the duration of our menstrual cycle can reveal a lot about our health, and the changes our bodies go through each month. [...]
Originally published on Cafe Mom's 'The Stir' - June 23, 2016 By: Jacqueline Burt Cote It sounds like a dream come true: an app or website that allows you to order birth control pills without having to go to the doctor, thereby eliminating most of the hoops we're forced to jump through for contraceptives. In fact, [...]
By Johanna Ferreira Earlier this year, my roommate and I began making plans to travel to Mexico for a friend’s wedding. I had never been to Mexico before and have wanted to go for years, so the thought of traveling there with one of my best friend’s was like a dream come true. That was before [...]
By: Krissy Brady As far as body parts go, the vagina is probably the most fascinating and most impressive body part you have — and chances are, you have more questions about it than you do answers. From the blended orgasm to a coffee-scented discharge (kidding, sort of), here are nine fascinating things that happen below [...]
Originally Posted on ROMPER By Samantha Darby It's pretty standard when you become a mother to learn a few lessons, like "don't drop the baby." But when you're preparing to give birth, that's all you want to happen. When your baby "drops," it's often a signal that your baby is engaging in your pelvis to prepare [...]
Posted on Self.com on March 30, 2016 By: Rachel Jacoby Zoldan Little hair here, little bump there? Here’s what’s normal when it comes to your nips—and when you should seek out the doctor. Fact: Everyone has nipples. (Kind of like how everyone poops.) However, it’s easy to notice—and compare—the look, shape and size of your nipples [...]
Posted: March 25, 2016 on ParentHerald.com By: Jackie Pasaol Preeclampsia is one of the most common disorders in pregnancy that remained a mystery to many people. Unfortunately, the lack of knowledge about this disease is placing at stake the health of all pregnant women and their unborn babies, according to Kecia Gaither, M.D., MPH, FACOG. There [...]
**Originally posted on The Huffington Post Parents** Spring has graciously sprung and with it has come new opportunities, new alliances, and of course new perspectives. As a maternal fetal medicine specialist, my daily menu of high-risk complications like preeclampsia (or as I call it, ‘The BIG P’) is commonplace – something general OB/GYNs, countless other maternal [...]
Spring has graciously sprung and with it has come new opportunities, new alliances, and of course new perspectives. As a maternal fetal medicine specialist, my daily menu of high-risk complications like preeclampsia (or as I call it, ‘The BIG P’) is commonplace — something general OB/GYNs, countless other maternal fetal medicine specialists (present company included) see regularly. Being [...]
