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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 69, Issue 1, Pages 92-101Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.09.978
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pregnancy; training; women in cardiology
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Women are a consistent minority in the field of cardiology, with concerns regarding balancing career and parenting responsibilities often cited as a contributing factor to this under-representation. To investigate the impact that a career in cardiology may have on the family planning decisions of female cardiologists, the Women in Cardiology section of the American College of Cardiology conducted a voluntary anonymous survey. The following perspective highlights lessons learned from the survey, and potential solutions to the issues surrounding maternity leave, radiation exposure during pregnancy, and breastfeeding accommodations raised by these data. Given that most female cardiologists are pregnant at some point during their careers, particularly during the vulnerable periods of training and early career, improving the experience of pregnancy and early parenthood for all cardiologists may secure the best possible candidates to the field of cardiology. (C) 2017 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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