By Coralle Skye, Jan 26, 2022 Cervicitis has a few different causes, but it's primarily caused by a sexually transmitted infection such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, explained Kecia Gaither, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., double board-certified OB-GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. You are at a slightly higher risk of developing cervicitis if you have unprotected sex with multiple partners, or if [...]
By Abi Berwager Schreier, Jan 26, 2022 OB-GYN Kecia Gaither agrees, telling Romper, that even if your pregnancy is perfectly healthy, this is the kind of strenuous activity you need to check with your healthcare provider about. With high impact activities like snowboarding during pregnancy, you have an additional worry of placental abruption, preterm labor, and preterm [...]
By Abi Berwager Schreier, Jan 26, 2022 OB-GYN Kecia Gaither agrees and says that any potentially strenuous outdoor activity should always be cleared with your healthcare provider, but sledding specifically falls under a warning. “The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends ‘activities with a high risk of falling or abdominal trauma should be avoided during pregnancy.’ [...]
by Abi Berwager Schreier, Updated: Jan. 25, 2022 Cramping isn’t the only thing that might steer you toward using a heating pad while pregnant. The “most common reason for heating pad use during pregnancy is for back pain,” Dr. Kecia Gaither, M.D., double board-certified OB/GYN, maternal fetal medicine specialist, and director of perinatal services at NYC Health and Hospitals [...]
By Kate Daniel, Jan 24, 2022 "Among women of color, stillbirths were most likely related to infection, preterm labor and hypertensive disorders," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., a double board-certified physician in OB-GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Research indicates certain diseases linked to an increased susceptibility to stillbirths and maternal mortality, including heart disease, epilepsy and stroke, can also be [...]
By Christian Dashiell, Jan 24, 2022 Granted, there’s a limit to how much you can control stress when it comes to labor and delivery. Kecia Gaither, M.D., director of perinatal services in the Bronx’s NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, has been present at hundreds of births, and she’s seen just how different they can be from person to person. [...]
By Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Jan 21, 2022 "There is concern that the drug has the potential to cause mutations in human DNA," noted Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G., director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. "This is a concern both for women, pregnant or not, and men. If the drug induces mutations in the DNA, it [...]
By Rachel Crowe, January 18, 2022 "The endometrium is divided into three layers—the stratum compactum, stratum spongiosum and the stratum basalis. The [former two] make up the stratum functionalis, which becomes vascularized, expands, and sloughs off, while the basalis remains constant," said Kecia Gaither, M.D., an OB-GYN, director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health + Hospitals. Click HERE for the [...]
by Brianna Graham Health Writer, Jan 14, 2022 Black women share horrifying stories about their labor and delivery experience on a regular basis. Even worse are the stories of Black women who lose their lives because of negligence in labor and maternity wards. According to the CDC, Black women die from pregnancy complications four to five times more [...]
by Grace Gallagher, Jan. 14, 2022 “Postpartum women may have vaginal itching primarily [for] two reasons: stitches from an episiotomy or vaginal dryness secondary to the hormonal fluctuations (decrease in estrogen) associated post-delivery,” Dr. Kecia Gaither MD, MPH, FACOG, double board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine, tells Romper. Click HERE for the full article.
