Pregnancy during residency: II. Obstetric complications.
Forty-three percent of women experiencing a pregnancy during a residency education program report medical complications. Analysis of questionnaires from 1197 respondents to a survey of 2000 female physicians indicates that the actual rate of medical and obstetric complications is no different from that in the general population except for the incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension (12%). Although the incidence was similar for the three specialties studied (obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, and surgery), it is higher than that reported in the general population (5%). This may reflect an older maternal age.
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008423:Maternal Age; D009774:Obstetrics; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011570:Psychiatry; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States