By Tessa Flores, Oct 25, 2022 "While the vagina is a self-cleaning organ, douching with warm water, if one must, is a viable choice over utilizing douches with chemicals and fragrances," said Dr. Kecia Gaither, a double board-certified physician in OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine. Click HERE for the full article.
By Risa Kerslake, Oct 24, 2022 Pregnancy is a time when your immune system isn’t at its strongest, explains Dr. Kecia Gaither, who is double board-certified in OB/GYN and maternal-fetal medicine. “Pregnancy outcomes in mothers infected with COVID-19 are predicated based not only on that issue but additionally have to take into account other existing comorbidities, like [...]
By Megan Gray, Oct. 22, 2022 Another option on the market is battery-operated acustimulation bands that use low-voltage electrical pulses to prevent nausea. Dr. Gaither tells Scary Mommy, “Research has shown both to be efficacious to some patients suffering from protracted nausea and vomiting. If patients, however, have financial constraints, the acupressure bands are less expensive than [...]
By Ashley Jones, Oct 22, 2022 “Average recovery time varies from woman to woman, depending on the gestational age the miscarriage occurred, and the methodology in which it occurred — naturally vs. induced,” Dr. Kecia Gaither, a double-board certified physician in OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine, and Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln [...]
By Jennifer Larson, Oct 20, 2022 Sitting, whether it’s atop a stool, a birthing ball, or a bed, is also considered an upright position. Some research suggests that it can be helpful when it comes to harnessing gravity. The authors of the Cochrane review found that people who gave birth in an upright position did seem to reduce the [...]
By Helen Massy, Oct 20, 2022 Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is a hematologic disorder characterized by a paucity of platelets, explained Kecia Gaither, M.D., 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, New York. "Platelets are those essential elements in the blood that help to facilitate normal [...]
By Ashley Jones, Oct 20, 2022 “‘Miscarriage’ is defined as the expulsion of the fetus from the womb before it is able to survive independent from the mother,” Dr. Kecia Gaither, a double-board certified physician in OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine, and Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, tells Romper. “With expulsion [...]
October 18, 2022 “Within the first eight weeks, the embryo develops rudimentary structures for all body systems—it’s at this point in gestation that one can observe a heartbeat,” says Dr. Kecia Gaither. If you see your healthcare provider around week six to week eight, you should be able to hear the heartbeat via ultrasound. Click HERE for the full article.
By Gabrielle Kassel, Oct 17, 2022 Obesity Increases Your Risk. People of reproductive age with a higher body mass index (BMI) are at greater risk for a number of ovulatory problems and reproductive issues, including fibroids, notes Kecia Gaither, M.D., a director of perinatal services at NYC Health & Hospitals who is double board-certified in OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine. [...]
By Grace Gallagher, Oct 15, 2022 This is a guideline, though, not a hard and fast rule. Many factors are at play when it comes to metabolizing alcohol. “Blood alcohol levels and the length of time alcohol can be detected in breast milk is correlated with how much alcohol has been consumed, how fast its consumed, body [...]
