TABLE 1.
Demographics of 223 Surgical Trainees and Surgeons With 451 Pregnancies
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Surgical specialty | |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 191 (85.7) |
| General surgery | 16 (7.2) |
| Other | 14 (6.2) |
| Missing | 2 (0.9) |
| Mean age at time of survey completion | 45.1 ± 10.1 y |
| Number of pregnancies per woman | |
| 0 | 46 (20.6) |
| 1 | 36 (16.1) |
| 2 | 48 (21.5) |
| 3 | 38 (17.0) |
| ≥4 | 55 (24.8) |
| Age at pregnancy (y) | |
| 15–24 | 8 (1.8) |
| 25–29 | 72 (16.0) |
| 30–34 | 215 (47.7) |
| 35–39 | 134 (29.7) |
| 40–44 | 18 (3.9) |
| 45–49 | 4 (0.9) |
| Level of training during pregnancy | |
| Before/during medical school | 14 (3.1) |
| Residency | 129 (28.6) |
| Fellowship | 33 (7.3) |
| Attending surgeon | 259 (57.4) |
| Other | 14 (3.1) |
| Missing | 2 (0.5) |
| Intentional delay in gravid women | |
| Delay | 220 (48.8) |
| No delay | 230 (51.0) |
| Missing | 1 (0.2) |
| Unintentional delay due to infertility in gravid women | |
| Delay | 59 (13.1) |
| No delay | 389 (86.3) |
| Missing | 3 (0.6) |
| Intentional delay in nulligravid women (n = 46) | |
| Delay | 31 (67.4) |
| No delay | 14 (30.4) |
| Missing | 1 (2.2) |
| Unintentional delay due to infertility in nulligravid women (n = 46) | |
| Delay | 5 (10.9) |
| No delay | 40 (86.9) |
| Missing | 1 (2.2) |
Other surgical specialties included cardiac surgery, orthopedic surgery, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, urological surgery, and neurosurgery.