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Pregnancy and parental leave in medicine and academia — a focus on urology

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Conversations around pregnancy and parenting in medicine are increasingly important, especially as the number of women in medical training increases. Common challenges are experienced by women during pregnancy, parental leave, return to work and lactation, and policy suggestions can be offered to support doctors and surgeons who want to expand their families.

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  1. University of Washington, Department of Urology, Seattle, WA, USA

    Chloe E. Peters

  2. Hunterdon Urological Associates, Flemington, NJ, USA

    Siobhan M. Hartigan

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Peters, C.E., Hartigan, S.M. Pregnancy and parental leave in medicine and academia — a focus on urology. Nat Rev Urol 20, 398–399 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-023-00762-x

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