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      • Pre Baby
        • Planning for Children
          • Medical School
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        • Discussing Your Maternity Leave at Job Interviews
        • Financial Planning and Benefits
        • Negotiating Your Maternity Leave
          • When To Disclose It
          • The Conversation
            • Identifying Clinical Coverage
            • What Clinical Coverage Entails
            • Your Last Day of Work
            • Returning from Maternity Leave
      • Your Life on Maternity Leave
        • Staying Connected, But Not Too Connected
          • Electronically
          • In the Office
          • Academically
      • Post Baby: Returning to Work
        • What to Expect
        • Making a Re-Entry Plan
    • Infant Nutrition
      • Overview – The Benefits of Breastfeeding and Risks of Formula
      • The Data on Breastfeeding
      • Initiation
        • The First Month
        • Nipple Confusion
        • Breastfeeding Support
        • Supplements
        • Support Resources
      • Working and Breastfeeding
        • Supplies
        • Creating a Milk Store
        • Transition and Test Run
        • Troubleshooting
        • Pumping Throughout the Day
        • A Typical Workday
        • Do Not Disturb
      • Complications
        • Latch Difficulty
        • Neonatal Jaundice
        • Inadequate Milk Supply
        • Mastitis
        • Candida
      • Standardized Testing: A Professional Challenges for Breastfeeding Physicians
    • Childcare
      • Who?
        • Family Members
        • Nannies and Au Pairs
        • In Home Providers
        • Daycare
  • Professional/Personal Balance
    • Medical Training and Family Planning
      • Residency
        • The Challenges
        • Specialty Choice
      • Fellowship
      • Advanced Degrees
      • Clinical Certifications
    • Considerations for Physician Moms
      • Part Time vs. Full Time
        • Budget Analysis
        • Insurance
        • Part-Time
          • Outlining Your Duties
          • Job Sharing
          • Planning Your Schedule and Time Off
      • Overnight and Weekend Responsibilities
      • Salary and Benefits
        • Salary Negotiation
        • Health, Disability, and Life Insurance
      • Administrative Support
        • Qualities of an Assistant
    • Careers for Mothers in Academic Medicine
      • Faculty Titles
      • Career Tracks and Paths
      • Interviewing and Applying for an Academic Position
      • Academic Productivity
        • Evaluations
        • Working in Teams
        • Updating Your CV
      • Mentoring and Networking
        • Mentoring
          • Peer and Senior Mentors
          • Male and Female Mentors
          • Being a Mentor
        • Networking
      • Promotions and Tenure
        • Picking a Promotion Track (or not)
        • Becoming an Expert and Achieving Tenure
          • Stop the Clock Policies
          • Part-time Work
          • Flexible Options for Research Faculty
    • Traveling for Work
      • Taking Your Family With You
      • Staying in the Hotel
      • Airplane Travel with Infants
      • Attending Conferences
    • Sexism and Discrimination in the Workplace
      • Resources
    • Success and Fulfillment
    • The Future of Women in Medicine
      • The Raw Numbers
      • Trends
      • Policy Recommendations for Women in the Workplace
        • Flexible Work Hours and Promotion Timelines
        • Elimination of Salary Discrepancies
        • Paid Maternity Leave
        • Breastfeeding Support
        • Children At or Near Work
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