Pregnancy and childbirth during family medicine residency training.

Background And Objectives: Family medicine residency programs are training more women; pregnancy and childbirth during residency have become more common. The purpose of this study was to examine childbirth during residency from the perspectives of the new mother, her female colleagues who did not give birth during training, and program directors.

Methods: We surveyed female residents and program directors of 457 family medicine residency programs in the United States by mail.