As a woman’s health advocate and expert, Dr. Gaither has appeared in national consumer health and lifestyle outlets discussing topics ranging from conception to prenatal diagnosis.
Things Your Body Is Trying To Tell You When Your Period Comes Early
By Felisa Wiley, FEB. 23, 2021 Dr. Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, director of perinatal services at NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln, previously told Elite Daily that “the length of a month [...]
IS IT PMS—OR DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE PMDD?
By: Bibi Deitz, February 2021 But PMS has a cruel cousin, PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), which is a more intense syndrome that can cause damage to little things like your personal [...]
The strange science behind phantom baby kicks
By Diana Spalding, February 2021 Dr. Kecia Gaither told Healthline that "When this happens, nerve receptors continue to fire or be stimulated to the extent that the brain thinks there is fetal [...]
Babies Hiccup in the Womb and 6 Other Weird Facts About Fetal Behavior
By Patrick A. Coleman, Feb 12 2021 “Babies can do anything in the womb that we do as adults,” explains OB/GYN Dr. Kecia Gaither, Director of Perinatal Services at NYC Health [...]
What IUDs Really Feel Like During Sex, According to Guys
by Carina Hsieh and Hannah Smothers, FEB 8, 2021 Besides that initial period of slight cramping, neither you or a partner should “feel” the IUD, OBGYN Dr. Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, [...]
What are Some of the Common Causes of Miscarriage?
February 2, 2021, by Sarah Bradley Kecia Gaither, M.D., double board-certified physician in OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, says maternal [...]
Does taking Zoloft and breastfeeding affect your baby?
By Sarah Bradley | FEBRUARY 2, 2021 “There is a [scarcity] of data on the neurodevelopmental effects on the infant from breastfeeding while on Zoloft,” says Kecia Gaither, MD, a double board-certified OB-GYN [...]
You Might Notice Some Leaking Breast Milk Weeks Before Your Baby’s Born
by Shannon Evans and Ellen Schmidt, Feb. 1, 2021 During pregnancy, the hormonal fluctuations result in breast enlargement, increased blood flow, and the growth of your milk-producing glands, Dr. Kecia Gaither, [...]
Skin-to-Skin Contact with Other Parent May Help Infants After C-Section Delivery
By Christin Perry, January 27, 2021 "Now, science has caught up and we've started studying and noting the positive impact it has on the [parent-child] dynamic—emotionally as well as physiologically," [...]
Are Yoni Pearls Safe During Pregnancy?
Written by Simone M. Scully on January 26, 2021 “The vagina is a self-cleaning organ, and as such does not require a ‘detox,’” says Dr. Kecia Gaither, an OB-GYN and specialist in maternal [...]
How To Make A Sore Throat During Pregnancy A Little Less Miserable
by Ellen Schmidt, Jan. 13, 2021 But there are many treatment options for a sore throat, according to Dr. Kecia Gaither, an OB-GYN, women's health expert, and Director of Perinatal Services [...]
Boric Acid Suppositories Can Help Prevent Recurrent Yeast Infections And Bacterial Vaginosis
By Emilia Benton, JAN 11, 2021 Now let's get to boric acid (or boriseptic) suppositories. These are often prescribed as an alternative treatment for certain types of vaginal infections that [...]
What Are The Effects of Using Crack or Cocaine During Pregnancy?
By Marta Manning, January 2021 “It’s best to plug into care early, including the referral to nutritionists, mental health providers, social workers, in addition to physicians and addiction specialists,” NYC [...]
The truth about Weight Watchers
By K.M. Langevin, Dec. 30, 2020 "A group of people all focused on the same goal, with the same state of mind, serves as a psychological boost," Dr. Kecia Gaither, [...]
Surprising ways marriage can affect your health
By K.M. Langevin/DEC. 22, 2020 As it turns out, marriage can help with all of those things. "Mental health is better when you're happily engaged with your significant other — [...]
Is It Safe to Have Spirulina While Pregnant?
By Sara Lindberg, Dec., 21, 2020 Kecia Gaither, MD, double board certified in OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine and director of perinatal services at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, outlines the most [...]
The pros and cons of tampons vs. pads and how to decide which is better for your period
By Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Dec. 17, 2020 Choosing between tampons and pads comes down to what your preferences are. "Differentiation between menstrual products is a personal choice as long as they [...]
White discharge can be a sign of your period coming — here’s how to know what it means and when to see a doctor
By Toketemu Ohwovoriole, Dec. 17, 2020 "Most women have an increase in vaginal discharge a few days prior to their period," says Kecia Gaither, MD, a double board-certified OB/GYN and director [...]
Everything You Need to Know Before You Try to Remove Your IUD at Home
By Gabrielle Kassel, Dec. 16, 2020 When your provider first inserted the IUD, they likely left 1 to 2 inches of string hanging for the purposes of removal, explains Kecia Gaither, [...]
Everything You Need to Know About the Copper IUD (ParaGard)
By Gabrielle Kassel, Dec. 16, 2020 The copper IUD is a long lasting, nonhormonal birth control that gets placed into the uterus by a doctor, explains Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, [...]
