How family influences practice of obstetrics. Do married women family physicians make different choices?
Year: 1996
Type: article
Abstract: PURPOSE: To examine the influence of family, past and current, on married women family physicians' and to understand why and how some women continue to practise obstetrics. PARTICIPANTS: Purposive sample of nine married women family physicians who currently practise obstetrics. METHOD: Qualitative in-depth interviews. FINDINGS: Analysis identified four main influences of family on participants' practice of obstetrics: family of origin, transitions in the life cycle, children, and the marital relationship. CONCLUSIONS: These women described how they combined the roles of wife, mother, daughter, sister, and doctor. Family was a powerful influence throughout their practice lives. Finding a balance between the demands of practice, particularly obstetrics, and family relationships was an ongoing process. The process was also influenced by transitions in the life cycle.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: J B Brown, J Carroll, A Reid
Institution: Western University
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W90010601