Surgery during pregnancy – results of a German questionnaire

Abstract

Worldwide, not only the number of female medical students, but also of female surgeons increases. Simultaneously, younger generations take a closer look to their work-life balance. With this in mind, it seems necessary to evaluate the expectations of female surgeons in particular with respect to pregnancy during their surgical career.

Keywords

• female surgeons
• surgery during pregnancy
• surgical career
• work-life-balance