Challenges to Navigating Pregnancy and Parenthood for Physician Parents: a Framework Analysis of Qualitative Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some gender-based disparities in medicine may relate to pregnancy and parenthood. An understanding of the challenges faced by pregnant physicians and physician parents is needed to design policies and interventions to reduce these disparities.

Objective

Our objective was to characterize work-related barriers related to pregnancy and parenthood described by physicians.

Design

We performed framework analysis of qualitative data collected through individual, semi-structured interviews between May and October 2018. Data related to pregnancy or parenthood were organized chronologically to understand barriers throughout the process of pregnancy, planning a parental leave, taking a parental leave, returning from parental leave, and parenting as a physician.

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SUBMITTER: Freeman G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8642566 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature