Parental-leave policies and perceptions of pregnancy during surgical residency training in North America: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of surgical residents experiencing childbearing during residency training is increasing, and there is an absence of clarity with respect to parental-leave, lactation and return-to-work policies in support of residents. The aim of this review was to examine parental-leave policies during residency training in surgery and the perceptions of these policies by residents, program directors and coresidents, as described in the literature.

Methods

We performed a scoping review of the literature based on the following themes: maternity or parental-leave policies; antepartum work-restriction policies and obstetric complications; accommodations for training absences; support for, and perceptions of, maternity or parental leave during residency training; and chall

SUBMITTER: Jakubowski JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10027771 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature