Maternity and family leave experiences among female ophthalmologists in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate family and maternity leave policies and examine the social and professional impacts on female ophthalmologists.

Participants

Participants were recruited through the Women in Ophthalmology online list-serv to complete a survey evaluating maternity leave policies and their impacts. Survey questions were repeated for each birth event after medical school for up to five birth events.

Results

The survey was accessed 198 times, and 169 responses were unique. Most participants were practicing ophthalmologists (92%), with a minority in residency (5%), in fellowship (1.2%), on disability/leave (0.6%), or retired (0.6%). Most participants (78%) were within their first ten years of practice. Experiences were recorded for each leave event, with 169 responses

SUBMITTER: Zimmermann CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10129012 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature