Female physician and pregnancy- effect of the amended German maternity protection act on female doctors’ careers

Puhahn-Schmeiser Barbara; Hennel Eva K.; Gross Christiane; Raestrup Heike; Bühren Astrid; Mangler Mandy

doi:10.1515/iss-2022-0024

Innovative Surgical Science (Mar 2023)

Female physician and pregnancy- effect of the amended German maternity protection act on female doctors’ careers

Puhahn-Schmeiser Barbara,
Hennel Eva K.,
Gross Christiane,
Raestrup Heike,
Bühren Astrid,
Mangler Mandy

Affiliations

Puhahn-Schmeiser Barbara: Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Hennel Eva K.: Department of Medical Education, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Gross Christiane: German Medical Women’s Association, Berlin, Germany
Raestrup Heike: German Medical Women’s Association, Berlin, Germany
Bühren Astrid: German Medical Women’s Association, Berlin, Germany
Mangler Mandy: Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vivantes, Auguste-Viktoria-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iss-2022-0024
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 23 – 28

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In Germany, the 2018 amended Maternity Protection Act frequently leads to fundamental restrictions for female physicians, especially surgeons, and now even also for students impeding the progress of their careers. Our goal was to assess the current situation for pregnant female physicians and students, respectively, and their perspective on this amendment regarding their career path.

Published in Innovative Surgical Science

ISSN: 2364-7485 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/iss/html

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