Pregnancy during residency: I. The decision "to be or not to be".
Almost 50% of married female residents become pregnant during their residency. The desire to have a baby and a concern about age influence the decision to become pregnant. Career concerns, financial issues, and child care are less important. In addition, support of the faculty or house staff is not a crucial factor in decision making. In this study, over 25% of the pregnancies were unplanned. The female residents who had unplanned pregnancies had an increased likelihood of having a conflict between their desire to have a baby and their fear of not achieving career expectations.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003657:Decision Making; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery; D006176:Gynecology; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008393:Marriage; D009774:Obstetrics; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011570:Psychiatry; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors