By Melissa Rudy, Sep 12, 2023 "We recommend that you get an abortion." That was the advice Tasha Kann received from doctors in Michigan shortly after she learned that she had brain cancer in 2022. The young mother, who was 20 weeks pregnant with her second child, had just been diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma grade III, a rare and aggressive [...]
By Kecia Gaither, Sep 05, 2023 It’s a stark reality reflected in our country’s dismal maternal health outcomes, and recently symbolized by the tragic death of elite athlete Tori Bowie: Too many Black and Hispanic women still lack the support and sufficient access to critical maternal and prenatal care they need. Bowie became another heartbreaking statistic in [...]
By Jasmine Gomez, Jessica Migala and Gabrielle Kassel, Aug 28, 2023 First Trimester: Cross Buttocks. Yep, this is kind of a wild sex position, but why not go for it before your growing belly starts to totally take over your bod? Plus, a move like this requires some lubrication (read: lots of it), which all those pregnancy hormones [...]
By Camryn La Sala and Fran Sales, Mar 28, 2023 Furthermore, while shapewear isn't meant to make you feel extremely constrained and cramped, it is meant to be snug, says Dr. Kecia Gaither, a double board-certified physician (in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine) based in New York City. That's one reason why many body shapers come with a gusset, or an extra cloth panel sewn [...]
By Breanna Mona, Mar 23, 2023 Some postmenopause complications are possible due to the decline of hormone levels, particularly estrogen, explains Kecia Gaither, M.D., a double board-certified physician in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine based in New York City. Click HERE for the full article.
By Clara Wang, Mar 23, 2023 For Kecia Gaither, M.D., a board-certified OB-GYN in New York City who looks at various vulvas every day during childbirth and Pap smears, a healthy vulva is a beautiful vulva. As far as she's concerned, as long as your vulva serves its physical functions, there isn't a need for alteration. These functions [...]
By Reniel Anca, Mar 21, 2023 "In many cases, these women have experienced some type of past emotional trauma, like sexual abuse, or have experienced extreme poverty," said 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. 'In [...]
By Sara Yongblood Gregory, Mar 17, 2023 While it sounds like a pain, it's thought that pregnancy brain is actually your body's way of focusing on the needs of a future child, and letting the rest fall to the background. "There has been research relegated to looking specifically and directly at cognitive [function] — as well as [...]
By Alisa Williams, Mar 17, 2023 "Estrogen and progesterone increase prior to menses, increasing blood flow to the gums, thus, making them more sensitive to bacteria and plaque buildup," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H., 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 [...]
By Nicole Fabian-Weber, Mar 17, 2023 “This is also the time period that mothers are physically recovering while contending with emotional stresses of a fragile, dependent newborn,” says 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. Click HERE for the full [...]
