General Surgery Faculty Knowledge and Perceptions of Breast Pumping Amongst Postpartum Surgical Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a lack of data regarding the knowledge and perceptions teaching faculty possess about breast pumping among general surgery residents despite breast pumping becoming more common during training. This study aimed to examine faculty knowledge and perceptions of breast pumping amongst general surgery residents.

Methods

A 29-question survey measuring knowledge and perceptions about breast pumping was administered online to United States teaching faculty from March-April 2022. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize responses, Fisher's exact test was used to report differences in responses by surgeon sex and age, and qualitative analysis identified recurrent themes.

Results

156 responses were analyzed; 58.6% were male and 41.4% were female, and

SUBMITTER: Freudenberger DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387458 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature