In this Association of Women Surgeons special issue of the American Journal of Surgery, Dr. Hemal and colleagues investigate the differences in fertility and childbearing
outcomes of plastic surgeons today,
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in comparison to a historical cohort 25 years ago as presented by the landmark paper
The Pregnant Plastic Surgery Resident by Eskenazi et al.
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As surgical departments strive to be welcoming environments for surgeon mothers,
we commend the authors for addressing such a high visibility topic. This offers an
opportunity to evaluate if policy changes have affected any larger impact, and to
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: October 25, 2022
Accepted:
October 15,
2022
Received:
October 11,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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