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Duty hours and pregnancy outcome among residents in obstetrics and gynecology.
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It is demonstrated that, although women house officers continued to work more than 80 hours per week during pregnancy, most had a good pregnancy outcome, and there was a higher frequency of preterm labor, preeclampsia, and fetal growth restriction in female residents than in spouses or partners of male residents.About:
This article is published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.The article was published on 2003-11-01. It has received 70 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Obstetrics and gynaecology & Pregnancy.read more
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Parental Leave for Residents and Pediatric Training Programs
TL;DR: The AAP recommends that regardless of gender, residents who become parents should be guaranteed 6 to 8 weeks, at a minimum, of parental leave with pay after the infant’s birth.
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Pregnancy and Childbirth During Family Medicine Residency Training
TL;DR: Examination of childbirth during residency from the perspectives of the new mother, her female colleagues who did not give birth during training, and program directors found perceptions that the newborns' needs are met influence the satisfaction and self-ranked performance of birthing residents.
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Work and work-related stress in pregnancy.
TL;DR: Pregnant women with stressful jobs should be followed closely during pregnancy, and if signs of preterm labor or delayed fetal growth develop, then occupational stress should be decreased or eliminated.
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Impact of the Recent Reduction in Working Hours (The 80 Hour Work Week) on Surgical Resident Cancer Education
John T. Vetto,Debra Robbins +1 more
TL;DR: Overall, the recent reduction in work hours does not appear to have changed residents' experience with cancer patient care, although possible early reductions in attendance at cancer operations and tumor boards merits further study and possibly future schedule changes.
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Pregnancy and Parenthood Remain Challenging During Surgical Residency: A Systematic Review.
TL;DR: Female surgical residents experience high rates of infertility and obstetrical complications, contend with negative attitudes and stigma during their pregnancies, and voluntarily delay childbearing.
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Fatigue among Clinicians and the Safety of Patients
David M. Gaba,Steven K. Howard +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that reform is needed because the long work hours of clinicians adversely affect the quality of health care and current policies regulating residents' hours of work and options for new regulations governing residency shifts.
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New requirements for resident duty hours.
TL;DR: A systematic review of the effectiveness of critical appraisal skills training for clinicians and the impact of an evidence-based medicine curriculum based on adult learning theory on students' reading habits and knowledge is presented.
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The debate over residents' work hours.
TL;DR: The system of training resident physicians in the United States is about to undergo substantial changes, and more — but not all — residents will be limited to 80 hours of work per week, averaged over a four-week period.
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Pregnancy during residency: a literature review.
TL;DR: The author comments on the use of existing data to make common sense changes and on the need for further studies to help clarify the issues and evaluate program changes.
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Duty hours for resident physicians--tough choices for teaching hospitals.
TL;DR: Those involved in graduate medical education have long struggled with competing priorities that surround the issue of residents' work hours: providing each trainee with an adequate amount of clinical experience; protecting time for teaching conferences and self-study; preserving sufficient continuity of patient care; and avoiding excessive fatigue.