Background: The number of surgical residents experiencing childbearing during residency
training is increasing, and there is an absence of clarity with respect to parental-leave …

OBJECTIVE Recent literature on parental leave during residency has focused on the
importance of supporting new mothers, but the needs and challenges faced by expectant …

Small surgical residency programs like plastic surgery can be challenging environments to
accommodate parental leave. This study aimed to report the experiences, attitudes and …

Background The increase in female surgeons has resulted in scrutiny of widely variable
parental leave policies. We hypothesized that academic and private practice surgeons have …

OBJECTIVE Surgical trainees who welcome a new child during residency often face
challenges related to appropriate parental leave. To address this, we instituted a …

Importance To our knowledge, there has been little research conducted on the attitudes of
residents toward their pregnant peers and parental leave. Objective To examine the …

OBJECTIVE Despite recent national improvements in family leave policies, there has been
little focus on program-level support for surgical trainees. Trainees who may require clinical …

Background Although family and lifestyle are known to be important factors for medical
students choosing a specialty, there is a lack of research about general surgery residency …

Objective This study sought to identify and understand the barriers and supports associated
with taking parental leave during obstetrics and gynaecology residency training in Canada …

Background The health and economic benefits of paid parental leave have been well-
documented. In 2016, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists released a …