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By Beth Ann Mayer, Jan 8, 2024 Swimming provides a long list of benefits during pregnancy, says Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, the director of perinatal services/maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, New York. Those include: Maintaining body temperature and preventing overheating Strengthening the core, potentially preventing diastasis recti Boosting circulation Increasing flexibility Improving cardiovascular health [...]

By Scott Frothingham, Jan 8, 2024 Experts also recommend drinking plenty of fluids, unsweetened cranberry juice, and taking probiotics. Just because there are OTC options to relieve UTI discomfort, you shouldn’t overlook the actual infection. In fact, Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, double board certified in OB-GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine, doesn’t recommend taking the OTC route at [...]

By Rachael Schultz, Jan 6, 2024 When selecting a pregnancy test, it’s important to remember that different types of tests have different thresholds, so some will test positive sooner than others. Consider the cost and how easy the results are to interpret, especially if you’re trying to conceive and may be using multiple tests per cycle. [...]

By Elizabeth Millard, Dec 19, 2023 One important note is that although Paget's disease of the breast primarily affects women, it is possible for men to develop the condition as well, says Kecia Gaither, M.D., director of perinatal services and maternal fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. Click HERE for the full article.

By Elizabeth Millard, Dec 13, 2023 Breast cancer is considered metastatic when it spreads to other parts of the body. A lung is one of the most common sites for this type of growth, says Kecia Gaither, M.D., an OB/GYN and maternal/fetal medicine specialist at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in New York City. When this happens, it’s classified as stage IV [...]

By Dominique Lambright, Dec 13, 2023 The most important thing to remember, according to Gaither, is that uterine health may be affected by a wide variety of factors, both internal and external. As a result of the multi-systemic presentation of endometriosis, the condition is often not recognized right away at the first visit. Doctors will often tell [...]

By Elizabeth Millard, Dec 13, 2023 Signs that you’re dealing with fungating breast cancer tend to be very obvious, says Kecia Gaither, M.D., an OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist at NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln in New York City. She says the symptoms can include: Foul odor Infected skin surrounding the lesion, including redness and inflammation Itchiness Leaking and [...]

By Te-Erika, Dec 12, 2023 Dr. Kecia Gaither, the Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health says this common bias in healthcare is an underlying cause of the vast number of hypertension cases found in Black women during pregnancy. Hypertension occurs when the blood flowing through the delicate arrangement of arteries is unnecessarily forceful, [...]

By Elisa Cinelli, Dec 6, 2023 A provider will also look to see if your cervix has dilated and check if your membranes are still intact. “If we see a closed cervix, we call it a threatened miscarriage because there are signs of possible, but not certain, pregnancy loss,” says Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, MS, MBA, FACOG, a [...]

By Lisa Marie Basile, Dec 4, 2023 According to Kecia Gaither, MD, OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, NY, cortisol impacts blood pressure, insulin, and sleep cycle regulation; inflammation reduction; energy production; and the body’s fight or flight reactions. When someone responds to either internal or external [...]