Skip to main content
Find a DoctorGet Care Now
Skip to main content
Search icon magnifying glass

Contrast

Contact

Share

Donate

MyChart

Help

Image of Monique A Rainford
Accepting New Patients

Monique A. Rainford, MD

Gynecology, Obstetrics

Affiliated With: Yale Medicine

Call To Schedule Your Appointment

Online scheduling is not available at this time. Please call us at (203) 688-2497 to schedule your appointment.

Locations

150 Sargent Dr. New Haven, CT 06511

Biography - Monique A. Rainford, MD

Monique Rainford, MD, a Yale Medicine obstetrician-gynecologist was just 7 years old when she started to think a medical career might be her future.

“I burst open my chin and my parents took me to an urgent care. The doctor stitched me back up and gave me a 50 cent coin. His kindness and care sparked my first interest in medicine,” says Dr. Rainford, who grew up in Jamaica. “I also had a female pediatrician who had a positive influence on me.”

In medical school, Dr. Rainford says she was 99% sure she would specialize in pediatrics—until she did a rotation in Ob/Gyn and assisted in a delivery. “I remember all the love and emotion and happiness. It was so powerful, and I was sold,” she says.

Dr. Rainford provides general Ob/Gyn care and one of her goals is eliminating health disparities for African American women. Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy- related cause than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“I have a passion to close the gap in these disparities, which are based on multiple issues related to racism and race-based inequities,” she says. “Among the things we hope to set up is surveying pregnant women about unseen barriers so that we can have better interventions.”

Lifestyle medicine is one way to help, Dr. Rainford says. “I believe that with enough support, women can overcome many health issues by modifying what we eat, how we exercise, the toxic substances we put in our bodies, and the relationships we have,” she says. “You need to address these issues, as they are some of the causes that lead to hypertension and other problems that require medication.”

Making these improvements, Dr. Rainford says, can also alleviate stress, another major problem, particularly for African American women. “Some of the stress Black women feel is from racism. Giving them the usual care isn’t enough. We need to do more,” she says.

Dr. Rainford is a public speaker and writer. She has written two books, “The Maternal Glow: A Jamaican Woman’s Guide to Pregnancy” and “Please God Send Me a Husband.”

Read More

Overview

Gender

Female

Specialty

Gynecology, Obstetrics

Conditions & Treatments

Labor and Delivery

Language(s)

English

Education & Training

Education

Harvard Medical School

Residency

Georgetown University Medical Center

Does this provider accept my Insurance?

YES! This insurance is accepted.

Sorry This insurance may not be accepted.

Accepted Insurance

Please check for your insurance on the list below.

  • AETNA
  • ANTHEM BC/BS
  • CIGNA GATEKEEPER PRO
  • CIGNA HEALTHCARE
  • COMMUNITY CARE NETWORK
  • COMPWORKS
  • CONNECTICARE
  • CONSUMER HEALTH NETWORK
  • CORVEL
  • FIRST HEALTH NETWORK
  • FOCUS HEALTHCARE
  • GREAT WEST
  • HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT
  • HUMANA
  • HUSKY
  • MANAGED COMP
  • MEDICAID
  • MEDICARE
  • MULTIPLAN
  • OXFORD HEALTH PLANS
  • PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS
  • PRIME HEALTH SERVICES
  • PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (PHCS)
  • TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL
  • TRICARE/CHAMPUS
  • UNITED HEALTHCARE
  • WELLCARE

Insurance coverage regularly changes, please contact the doctor’s office directly to verify that your specific insurance plan is accepted.

More About Accepted Insurance

Your Appointment

Preparing for Your Appointment

Your will receive instructions from our office about any items needed prior to your visit. If you have MyChart, you may be able to save time and check in prior to your visit.

View or modify your appointment Request or renew a prescription Send your doctor a message

After Your Appointment

View results, request prescription renewals, schedule follow up visits and more.

Log Into MyChart

Locations

Map View

New Haven, CT 06511

Phone: (203) 688-2497
Fax: (203) 688-4516

Are you Monique A. Rainford, MD?

Update your profile