Challenges and implementation of the German maternity protection act for female medical students in macroscopic anatomical education.

ABSTRACT: Background: Recent decades have seen controversial discussions on the validity of dissection courses in medical education, with alternative programs tested for various reasons. On April 1, 2015 the classification of formaldehyde as a hazardous substance was upgraded by the EU, leding to some universities precluding the participation of pregnant and breastfeeding students in dissection course. However, the revision to the Maternity Protection Act, implemented in Germany on January 1, 2018, now protects student mothers from being disadvantaged in their studies as a consequence of their pregnancy or breastfeeding. Therefore, universities must offer alternatives to dissection courses using formaldehyde to these female students. Project description: As an alternative to regular di

SUBMITTER: Kulisch C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7171363 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature