By Lambeth Hochwald, Jan 8, 2025
A doctor’s ability to treat women appropriately for issues they may have during a pregnancy has been severely challenged this year and this greatly concerns Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, director of perinatal services/maternal fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, New York. “We want women who are having miscarriages to be able to access the appropriate medical and surgical intervention without them becoming sick or, worse, bleeding to death,” Gaither said. “There are already women who have lost their lives because they had a miscarriage and didn’t get the appropriate services because their physicians were afraid to treat them.” And should an abortion be necessary, the choice should remain between the patient and her physician, Gaither added.
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