Table 3.
Characteristics of female residents and male residents whose partners became pregnant during residency
| Characteristic | Female residents, n = 6 | Male residents, n = 15 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at first pregnancy, mean (SD) yr | 30.2 (1.9) | 31.7 (2.6) | > 0.99 |
| No. pregnancies | 0.002 | ||
| 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 23 | |
| Miscarriages, no. (%) | 1 (11) | 5 (22) | 0.85 |
| Complications, no. (%) | 0.91 | ||
| Hypertension | 1 | 0 | |
| Pre-eclampsia | 1 | 0 | |
| Pre-term labour | 0 | 1 | |
| Low birthweight for gestational age | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 2 (22) | 3 (13) | |
| Time when program director informed, wk | N/A | ||
| < 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12–20 | 5 | 11 | |
| > 20 | 0 | 2 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 2 | |
| Stopping overnight call duties, wk | N/A | N/A | |
| < 20 | 1 | ||
| 20–30 | 0 | ||
| 31–35 | 2 | ||
| 36–40 | 3 | ||
| Initiation of labour | 0 | ||
| Stopping daytime clinical duties | N/A | N/A | |
| < 20 | 1 | ||
| 20–30 | 1 | ||
| 31–35 | 0 | ||
| 36–40 | 3 | ||
| Initiation of labour | 1 |
N/A = not applicable.