Supporting Our Physician Parents (SOPPort): A pilot program for parental wellness at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Autor: Li JH; Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Hanley LE; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Powe CE; Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Seiglie JA; Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Haines MS; Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Wein MN; Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Bregar A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Miller KK; Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA., Dichtel LE; Endocrine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical and translational science [J Clin Transl Sci] 2023 Oct 19; Vol. 7 (1), pp. e238. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 19 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.645
Abstrakt: Physician parents encounter unique challenges in balancing new parenthood with work responsibilities, especially upon their return from parental leave. We designed a pilot program that incorporated 1:1 parental coaching to expectant and new physician parents and provided stipends for lactation support and help at home. Additional initiatives included launching a virtual new parent group during the COVID-19 pandemic and starting an emergency backup pump supplies program. There was positive feedback for our Parental Wellness Program (PWP), which was used to secure expanded funding. Pilot results showed that our program had a meaningful impact on parental wellness, morale, productivity, and lactation efforts.
Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
(© The Author(s) 2023.)
Databáze: MEDLINE