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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Sex After Birth

By | March 18th, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Sarah Bradley, Mar 19, 2024 Kecia Gaither, MD, director of perinatal services and maternal-fetal medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in New York City, says that six weeks is the universally accepted standard after a vaginal birth. But women who had c-sections might need to wait eight weeks or more. Additionally, Gaither says that having [...]

Is It Safe to Drink Castor Oil to Induce Labor?

By | March 12th, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Sarah Bradley, Mar 12, 2024 Castor oil is a vegetable oil made from a plant called Ricinus communis. It might be most well-known for its laxative effects; in fact, its only US Food and Drug Administration-approved use is as a stimulant laxative to treat constipation. Castor oil has several other possible medicinal uses, however, says [...]

A new era in feminine care

By | March 12th, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Kathie Canning, Mar 12, 2024 Kecia Gaither, M.D., a double board-certified physician in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine and director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in New York, agreed there’s heightened interest in clean ingredients. “I think there has been a scientifically based media drive to understand and acknowledge the [...]

16 Best Lubricants for Women That Do Their Job Very, Very Well

By | March 1st, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Corinne Sullivan, Mar 1, 2024 First things first: Let's get into the three different types of lube, which are water-based, oil-based, and silicone-based. The best all-purpose lubricant is water-based, which is the only one that's safe to use with condoms and sex toys, as well as the easiest to clean up afterward. "Water-based lubes are well recommended, as [...]

This Chart Shows How Long To Wait After Drinking To Breastfeed

By | February 28th, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Grace Gallagher, Feb 28, 2024 This is a guideline, though, not a hard-and-fast rule. Many factors are at play when it comes to metabolizing alcohol. “Blood alcohol levels and the length of time alcohol can be detected in breast milk correlate with how much alcohol has been consumed, how fast it’s consumed, body weight, whether it [...]

Gorilla emergency: OB/GYN rushes to perform life-saving c-section for gorilla with preeclampsia

By | February 27th, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Lisa Marie Basile,  Feb 27, 2024 Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, MS, MBA, FACOG, Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, NY, says she thinks this collaboration between vet and human teams represents possibility. “I think, in certain instances, collaborations between veterinary medicine and obstetrical medicine would prove a beneficial [...]

If Your Baby Prefers The Right Side Of Your Belly, This Could Be Why

By | February 27th, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Jennifer Parris, Feb 27, 2024 When you think about it, your womb is your fetus’ own personal playground. That’s why they bounce about and play. But when they lean to the right, it can be for a variety of reasons. “It could be due to an absence of amniotic fluid, either due to membrane rupture [...]

Sunlight exposure linked to improved fertility outcomes, study finds

By | February 26th, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Jessica Freeborn, Feb 26, 2024 Non-study author Dr. Kecia Gaither, MPH, double board-certified OB-GYN and maternal-fetal medicine specialist and director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health in New York, told MNT: “There are many factors which impact fertility — drugs, stress, female factors (endometriosis, fibroids, polyps, hormonal imbalances, PCOS etc) [and] male factors (i.e., low sperm counts). It’s important to [...]

How We Can All Better Advocate For Black Maternal Health

By | February 22nd, 2024|Categories: In the News|

By Jenn Sinrich, Feb 2024 Food desserts are also a thing, explains Kecia Gaither, M.D., double board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine and Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. “Decreases in the ability to obtain nutritious foods leads to an increase in vitamin deficiencies,” she says. “Many individuals reside [...]

NIH grants $2.3M to evaluate the impact of ViTrack® on maternal and child health during pregnancy

By | February 20th, 2024|Categories: In the News|

News Provided by Dynocardia, Feb 20, 2024 The study addresses a long-standing unmet need for wearable technology to facilitate the accurate diagnosis of high blood pressure and early detection of preeclampsia, a leading cause of complications and mortality during pregnancy. "ViTrack technology offers a new and unprecedented ability to continuously measure blood pressure and other critical heart and [...]

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