Department of Surgery, East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd, Teaching Annex 207, Greenville, NC, 27834, USA.
Department of Surgery, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Mercy St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown, OH, 44501, USA.
Am J Surg. 2019 Oct;218(4):798-802. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.009. Epub 2019 Jul 31.
As women become a larger part of the surgical workforce, policies surrounding maternity and parental leave play a role in professional practice. Little is known about leave policies worldwide.
A de novo survey distributed internationally to women surgeons assessed leave polices for surgeons, inclusive of the regulatory body or source of applicable policies, changes in surgical practice due to pregnancy, and duration of leave for both parents.
The 1111 survey respondents in 53 different countries describe diverse policies ranging from loss of operating room privileges early in pregnancy to maintenance of full surgical schedules until term delivery. Policy creators include national governments (42.38%), employers/hospitals (60.46%), supervisors (18.06%). Self-determined (9.12%), and unknown (8.7%). Paid parental leave was available to 64.44% of women surgeons and 38.68% of partners.
Maternity and parental leave policies vary markedly across the global surgical workforce with implications for professional practice.
随着女性在外科劳动力中所占比例越来越大，围绕产假和陪产假的政策对专业实践产生了影响。目前，人们对全球范围内的休假政策知之甚少。
一项新的国际调查向女性外科医生分发，评估了外科医生的休假政策，包括监管机构或适用政策的来源、因怀孕而导致的手术实践变化，以及父母双方的休假时间。
在 53 个不同国家/地区的 1111 名调查受访者描述了各种政策，范围从怀孕早期丧失手术室特权到直到分娩时维持完整的手术时间表。政策制定者包括国家政府（42.38%）、雇主/医院（60.46%）、主管（18.06%）、自我决定（9.12%）和未知（8.7%）。64.44%的女性外科医生和 38.68%的伴侣可以享受陪产假。
全球外科劳动力的产假和陪产假政策差异很大，这对专业实践有影响。
