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.
Rooting out systemic racism: Equal access to maternal, prenatal care
By Kecia Gaither, MD, August 28, 2020 Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing national conversations around racial injustice, it is more important than ever that we identify and [...]
Yep, It’s Normal to Feel Phantom Kicks After Baby Has Left the Womb
by Sara Lindberg on August 28, 2020 “When this happens, nerve receptors continue to fire or be stimulated to the extent that the brain thinks there is fetal movement — clearly even [...]
8 Reasons You Feel Pain After Sex – And What to Do About It
by Ashley Mateo and Jazmine Polk, August 25, 2020 But sometimes ovarian cysts trigger achy pain, typically in the lower right or lower left side of the pelvis where your ovaries are. “If they’re large enough, ovarian [...]
All Your Most Pressing Questions About This Year’s Flu Shot, Answered by Health Experts
Emily Laurence, August 25, 2020 Myths abound about the safety of getting a flu vaccine if you’re pregnant, but experts say it’s both safe and essential for protecting you and your baby. “In [...]
Prenatal Depression May Affect Fetal Brain Development, Research Shows
By Elizabeth Millard Fact checked by Andrea Rice, August 21, 2020 Depression is a common problem with pregnant women that needs to be recognized by patients, their families, and their [...]
Harlem’s Dr. Kecia Gaither Talks TeleHealth, COVID And More On The Danny Tisdale Show (Audio)
Posted on 08/20/2020 by Harlem World Magazine Join Harlemite Dr. Kecia Gaither, as she talks TeleHealth, COVID, and much more with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show. Click HERE to read and listen.
How to Advocate for Yourself As a Pregnant Black Woman
By Nina Bahadur, August 18, 2020 “If you are able to procure records from other facilities where you were treated, that's great information for the physician,” says Kecia Gaither, M.D., an ob-gyn [...]
The Best Home Cleaning Products to Use During Pregnancy
by Cassie Shortsleeve, Updated: August 18, 2020 Exposure to these chemicals could increase the risk in male fetuses for congenital reproductive anomalies, says Kecia Gaither, M.D., an OB/GYN and director of [...]
The 12 Best Pregnancy Sex Positions, According To Doctors
By Jasmine Gomez and Jessica Migala, AUG 14, 2020 What's better: The sex can feel amazing—like, even more amazing than before you got preggers. That's because, during gestation, your body’s levels of [...]
Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of coronavirus infection
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 by: Ethan Huff According to Dr. Kecia Gaither, screening for vitamin D is the first thing doctors should do when evaluating patients because “patients with adequate vitamin [...]
8 Reasons You Feel Pain After Sex—And What to Do About It
By Ashley Mateo and Jazmine Polk, August 11, 2020 An estimated one in ten women have endometriosis, a condition thought to be caused by uterine tissue that has migrated into the pelvic cavity, says Dr. Gaither. [...]
Lower Vitamin D Levels May Indicate High Risk of COVID-19 Infection: Doctors
By Meiling Lee, August 10, 2020 Dr. Kecia Gaither told The Epoch Times in an email that she screens all of her patients’ vitamin D levels as women who are [...]
Why Women Shouldn’t Skip Working Out On Their Period
by Gabrielle Kassel, CF-L1, August 4, 2020 During menstruation “vasoconstriction”, or narrowing of the arteries, can also occur in the uterus, adds Dr. Kecia Gaither, M.D., M.P.H., FACOG, Director of Perinatal Services [...]
What You Need To Know About Getting A Spinal Block During A C-Section
By Cat Bowen, Aug. 4, 2020 OB-GYN Kecia Gaither of New York City Health and Hospitals tells Romper, “Spinal and epidural anesthesia are both types of neuraxial anesthesia in which an anesthetic is [...]
Pregnant and Can’t Sleep? Melatonin Isn’t the Way to Go, According to Ob-Gyns
August 4, 2020 by Hedy Phillips There's a bit of a gray area when it comes to melatonin, because it's not necessarily a drug or a hormone, so it's not [...]
Can a Fertility Massage Actually Help You Get Pregnant, or Is It All Hype? Here’s What the Experts Say
By Mary Sauer, JULY 27, 2020 Both men and women are impacted by infertility and there are a wide variety of causes behind this condition, according to Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, FACOG, [...]
New Parents Reckon With Unexpected Realities of COVID-19
By Christin Perry July 27, 2020 “In the time of COVID, new parents will certainly miss many social milestones, such as baby showers. That’s understandably disappointing since these social interactions [...]
How Much Does It Cost to Freeze Your Eggs? It Depends on These Factors
July 15, 2020 by Corinne Sullivan Whether you're freezing your eggs for medical or nonmedical reasons, fertility preservation is complicated, which is what makes it so expensive. "There are costs for [...]
Many new moms are ‘cleared’ six weeks after birth. But the postpartum period isn’t over.
By Cassie Shortsleeve, July 14, 2020 But physical changes persist for longer — probably six months or so, says Kecia Gaither, director of perinatal services at NYC Health+Hospitals/Lincoln. Around then, pelvic floor [...]
CAN I DO MY YEARLY WELL-WOMAN VISIT VIA TELEMEDICINE?
By: Bibi Deitz, July 2020 OK, granted, we probably don’t think about that last one every day, but it is a question that has occurred to us as more and more [...]
