General surgery and its subspecialties remain “traditional male specialties” despite the
increasing number of women entering the medical profession."" The issue of pregnancy …

Background: Combining pregnancy with plastic surgery residency has historically been
difficult. Two decades ago, 36 percent of plastic surgery program directors surveyed actively …

15. Grunebaum A, Minkoff H, Blake D. Pregnancy among obstetricians: a comparison of
births before, during and after residency. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1987; 157: 79–83. 16 …

MATERIALS AND METHODS The survey methodology has been reported in a previous
communication and is briefly outlined." The survey population included the 506 females …

Objective: A national survey of women surgeons in Canada was undertaken to evaluate
their ability to combine career with personal and family life. Summary Background Data …

Background Women compose half of all medical students but are underrepresented in the
field of general surgery. Concerns about childbirth and pregnancy during training and …

Background: Historically, the structure of surgical programs discourages women interested
in both surgery and motherhood from pursuing a surgical career, and women plastic …

Over the years, a fair amount of research on preg-nancy and postgraduate medical training
has been completed. A simple PubMed search on this topic generates hundreds of hits, and …

American Medical ASSOCiation COnducted a nationwide survey of pregnancy during
residency. The committee found that about two-thirds of the women physicians in practice …

Background: Women now represent approximately one-third of plastic surgery residents.
The impact of a career in plastic surgery on family planning is unknown. The aim of this …