Women Doctors

The review included 34 peer-reviewed studies after searching five databases and using citation chasing. The review examined research on fertility, family planning, pregnancy, and motherhood among women doctors working in the EU and UK. Med…

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The review included 34 peer-reviewed studies after searching five databases and using citation chasing. The review examined research on fertility, family planning, pregnancy, and motherhood among women doctors working in the EU and UK. Medical training overlaps with reproductive years, creating tension between career progression and family formation. Women doctors' wellbeing around family planning, pregnancy, and motherhood is framed as a health system concern because medicine is feminising while recruitment and retention pressures persist.