So you want to be a medical mum? : a guide for female medics who have ever thought that maybe, somehow, one day, they might want to have a baby / Emma Hill
Before you take the plunge -- Trying to get pregnant -- Life as a pregnant hospital doctor -- Life as a pregnant general practitioner -- Academic medicine -- Pregnancy as an undergraduate -- Know your rights: employment law -- Maternity leave -- Before the baby arrives -- Doctors giving birth -- Early days: yes, it was a baby (not flatus or fluid)
Planning your return to work -- Breastfeeding and working -- Childcare -- Being back at work -- Working fathers -- 'Planning' further pregnancies -- Now we are 6: watching your children grow -- Money matters -- Do you still wish you'd been a lawyer? -- Frequently asked questions
Summary
In 2006 over 60% of medical graduates in the UK were female. Some of these women, at some point, will choose to have a child. This title is a guide to balancing being a doctor and a mother to dealing with the unique position facing female doctors, and acts as a guide through the maze of parenthood
