A residency policy for pregnancy and parental leave

Residency programs need to anticipate the parental needs of their residents as more residents have children during residency. Ad hoc or crisis mode responses to resident pregnancy result in individual and group distress and dysfunction. Described in this paper is a maternity and parental leave polic...

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Published inMilitary medicine Vol. 154; no. 11; p. 548
Main Authors Chatham-Showalter, P E, Christenson, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.11.1989
Subjects
Absenteeism
Female
Humans
Infant Care
Internship and Residency - legislation & jurisprudence
Male
Military Medicine - legislation & jurisprudence
Parents
Pregnancy
United States
United States
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Summary:Residency programs need to anticipate the parental needs of their residents as more residents have children during residency. Ad hoc or crisis mode responses to resident pregnancy result in individual and group distress and dysfunction. Described in this paper is a maternity and parental leave policy for a psychiatric training program at a military hospital. This policy provides a framework for policies in other residency and military work situations.
ISSN:0026-4075
DOI:10.1093/milmed/154.11.548