tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post1909591795507791461..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: Pregnancy among women surgical residentsSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-9956154087048081792012-06-12T16:40:05.908-04:002012-06-12T16:40:05.908-04:00I bet it was. I hope you are in a large program.I bet it was. I hope you are in a large program.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-40015174555124824162012-06-12T16:13:03.352-04:002012-06-12T16:13:03.352-04:00Recently had 4 pregnant residents at once in my re...Recently had 4 pregnant residents at once in my residency program, it was fun trying to get the schedule to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-2944256885136252492012-05-25T18:56:01.867-04:002012-05-25T18:56:01.867-04:00Gwynedd, great comments. Thanks. I particularly en...Gwynedd, great comments. Thanks. I particularly enjoyed your last paragraph. You can't win.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-58754629562744238512012-05-25T16:19:43.195-04:002012-05-25T16:19:43.195-04:00Disappointing to hear that women surgeons/resident...Disappointing to hear that women surgeons/residents were perceived as negative influences. I had our first child during residency (and my husband was the primary caregiver from age 6 months when I went back to work, until age 3.5 when I finished residency.) I've assumed and hoped that might make me more sympathetic? There weren't any precedents/models for me. That said, I have unfortunately overheard a couple of female residents express contempt for their colleagues who became pregnant, and I'm sure there are women out there who feel that since they deferred childbearing during residency, that's the "right" way to do it...<br /><br />EXTREMELY disappointing to hear that over 1/3 of the doctors who voted felt female surgical residents *should* feel stigmatized. Your point that male residents can miss time is well taken. I'd worried a bit about how quickly I'd get back into the surgical swing of things after maternity leave - I worried less once I remembered the guys who'd been away doing health education/business/imaging research degrees for 3 years and then came back to finish residency. Yes, when someone announces they're going to be away for 6 months or so, it means the call schedules/service assignments may have to be reshuffled, but nobody objects (much) when it's for research or sick leave as opposed to pregnancy (presumed to be by choice.)<br /><br />As an aside: that's one of the most catch-22 questions I got asked as a pregnant resident, whether it was a planned pregnancy. Options: Yes (implication: I deliberately chose to inconvenience my program), or No (implication: I'm an idiot who can't manage birth control.) It baffled me that anyone thought that was any of their business anyway!Gwyneddhttps://twitter.com/#!/gpsforthebrainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-53789391196492037002012-05-25T16:09:12.096-04:002012-05-25T16:09:12.096-04:00Thanks for the comment. If you want to hear all si...Thanks for the comment. If you want to hear all sides of the issue. log on to Sermo. There were more than 30 comments.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-6850891409095004842012-05-25T16:00:31.418-04:002012-05-25T16:00:31.418-04:00Archaic attitudes about pregnancy remains the tip ...Archaic attitudes about pregnancy remains the tip of the iceberg for why we continue to struggle with attracting women into academic surgery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518711108525390571noreply@blogger.com