Department of General, Minimally Invasive and Elderly Surgery, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury, Niepodległosci 44 St., 10-045 Olsztyn, Poland.
Department of Economic Law and Commercial Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Obitza 1 St., 10-725 Olsztyn, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 27;20(3):2265. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032265.
Women who decide to become a surgeon are afraid of motherhood. The aim of this study was to establish the opinions of patients and doctors on the professional activity of pregnant surgeons (PS).
The study was conducted on a group of respondents consisting of doctors and patients. The study was carried out using a questionnaire of 12 questions.
1074 doctors and 657 patients responded to the survey. Doctors, especially non-surgeons, significantly more often believed that PS should stop working in the operating theatre immediately after pregnancy confirmation. Most patients thought that operations performed by PS are normal, whereas the doctors more often considered it heroic or irresponsible. Doctors more often mentioned fear of financial stability and fear of losing their reputation as reasons for working by PS. Most respondents claimed that it made no difference whether they were operated on by PS or not. However, patients significantly more often declared their willingness to be operated on by PS.
The study showed that female surgeons may have slight concerns about how they will be perceived by colleagues and patients. However, most respondents, patients significantly more often, believed that working during pregnancy is the natural course of things.
选择成为外科医生的女性害怕成为母亲。本研究旨在了解患者和医生对孕妇外科医生（PS）职业活动的看法。
研究对象为一组医生和患者，采用包含 12 个问题的问卷进行研究。
共有 1074 名医生和 657 名患者对调查做出了回应。医生，尤其是非外科医生，更倾向于认为 PS 应在怀孕确认后立即停止在手术室工作。大多数患者认为 PS 进行的手术是正常的，而医生更倾向于认为这是英勇或不负责任的行为。医生更常提到对财务稳定和失去声誉的担忧是 PS 继续工作的原因。大多数受访者声称他们是否由 PS 进行手术并无区别。然而，患者更愿意由 PS 进行手术。
研究表明，女性外科医生可能会对同事和患者对她们的看法略有担忧。然而，大多数受访者，尤其是患者，认为在怀孕期间工作是很自然的事情。
