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Dr. Mom and Dr. Dad — Issues in becoming a parent during residency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Adam Lund
Adam Lund*
Affiliation:
FRCPC Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; and, new father of a beautiful little girl
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Most people who have been through a residency program would agree that there are times that one’s personal resources are taxed. Those who have a “significant other” undoubtedly experience a mixed blessing. Having a partner to share your life provides great emotional support and good times. However, meeting your commitment to a partner can be challenged by severely limited uncommitted time, chronic sleep deprivation and concurrent responsibility to read, prepare presentations, moonlight, etc. Many marriages fail during the residency-training period due to the inability of couples to resolve these conflicts. So, what happens when you introduce children into this situation? How does pregnancy and the subsequent parenting role affect couples when they are pursuing residency training?

Type
Resident Issues • Polémiques des Résidents
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , July 2002 , pp. 298 - 301
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2002

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