Personnel-itis: a myth or a pathology? A retrospective analysis of obstetrical and perinatal outcomes for physicians and nurses.

Objective: To evaluate whether medical personnel differ from the general population in obstetrical and perinatal outcomes.

Materials And Methods: The participants comprised 46 physicians and 116 nurses employed at one medical center who gave birth in its maternity hospital. General medical and obstetrical data on their latest ("index") pregnancy and delivery were extracted from real-time computerized patient files.