Birth Trends among Female Physicians in Taiwan: A Nationwide Survey from 1996 to 2013
| Autor: | Shu Chiung Chiang, Shinn Jang Hwang, Yi Jen Wang, Jui Yao Liu, Li Fang Chou, Tzeng Ji Chen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty reproductive behavior Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Taiwan lcsh:Medicine delayed childbearing birth trend Nationwide survey Article maternal age female physicians Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Retrospective Studies education.field_of_study 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Maternal Ages lcsh:R Parturition Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease National health insurance Female Postgraduate training business Database research Demography Healthcare system |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 14; Issue 7; Pages: 746 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 14, Iss 7, p 746 (2017) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph14070746 |
| Popis: | Background: Although more and more women are becoming physicians, their decisions regarding pregnancy may be affected by the lengthy period of medical education and postgraduate training. The aim of this study was to explore the birth trends among female physicians in Taiwan; Methods: Retrospective analyses of maternal ages at delivery from 1996 to 2013, both for physicians and the general population, were conducted using a nationwide dataset called National Health Insurance Research Database; Results: During the study period, 8540 female physicians were identified. The physicians delivered a total of 4940 births in that time, with a rise from 210 in 1996 to 440 in 2013. In addition, the mean maternal age of the physicians at delivery increased from 32.19 years (standard deviations (SD) 2.80) in 1996 to 33.61 (SD 3.21) in 2013, values significantly higher than those for non-physicians of 27.81 (SD 4.74) in 1996 (p < 0.001) and 31.36 (SD 4.78) in 2013 (p < 0.001); Conclusion: Female physicians usually gave birth at an older age than non-physicians, but the discrepancy between the two groups gradually declined over the 18-year course of the study. The establishment of a maternity-friendly environment for female physicians should be considered by those who determine healthcare system policies. |
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