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DOI :10.26650/iukad.2024.1447920   IUP :10.26650/iukad.2024.1447920    Full Text (PDF)

Evaluation of the Breastfeeding Status of Physician Moms in Türkiye and the Problems They Experience at Work

Gizem GencanEsra Akoluk

Medicine; considering the difficulty of the education received, it’s the most sacred and difficult profession. Unfortunately, the group that cannot spare time for breastfeeding and is most exposed to mobbing at work is physician mothers. In our study, physician mothers working in different provinces of Türkiye were reached, and data were collected through an online survey. A total of 250 physicians from 43 cities participated in the study. Of these, 38% of the moms had to start working when their baby was between 3-6 months of age, and 34.8% of the moms were able to breastfeed their baby for less than 6 months. This rate of physicians who knew the importance of breast milk and encouraged mothers to breastfeed was quite striking. When physician mothers were asked what difficulties their managers caused them due to pregnancy/birth, 8 main themes emerged. Writing more weekend shifts, increasing working hours and giving more workload, extending the residency, working lower seniority in undesirable departments, psychological intimidation, not giving breastfeeding permission, penalty of not attending academic trainings, penalty of failing the specialty exam. The fact that physicians are frequently exposed to negative mobbing by their supervisors negatively affects the mother-baby relationship and breastfeeding duration. The postpartum working conditions of physicians should be legally regulated. It’s expected that this arrangement will positively affect the quality of life of physicians, their productivity at work, and the psychological and physiological development of their babies. More importantly, our babies will be healthier and happier with breast milk and love.

DOI :10.26650/iukad.2024.1447920   IUP :10.26650/iukad.2024.1447920    Full Text (PDF)

Türkiye’deki Hekim Annelerin Emzirme Durumları ve İşyerinde Yaşadığı Sorunların Değerlendirilmesi

Gizem GencanEsra Akoluk

Tıp; alınan eğitimin zorluğu göz önüne alındığında en kutsal ve zor meslektir. Ne yazık ki emzirme için vakit ayıramayan, işyerinde mobbinge en çok maruz kalan grup hekim annelerdir. Çalışmamızda Türkiye’nin farklı illerinde görev yapan hekim annelere ulaşılmış, veriler çevrimiçi anket yoluyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmaya 43 ilden 250 hekim katıldı. Hekim annelerin %38’i, bebekleri 3-6 ay arasındayken çalışmaya başlamak zorunda kalmıştı. Hekim annelerin 34.8’i, bebeklerini 6 aydan daha kısa süre emzirebilmişti. Anne sütünün önemini bilen ve tüm anneleri emzirmeye teşvik eden hekimlerin bu oranı oldukça dikkat çekiciydi. Hekim annelere, yöneticilerinin gebelik/doğum nedeniyle kendilerine ne gibi zorluklar yaşattığı sorulduğunda 8 ana tema ortaya çıktı. Hafta sonları fazla mesai yazmak, çalışma saatlerinin artırılması ve daha fazla iş yükü verilmesi, asistanlık süresinin uzatılması, istenmeyen bölümlerde daha düşük kıdemle çalıştırmak, psikolojik korkutma, emzirme izni verilmemesi, akademik eğitimlere katılmama cezası, uzmanlık sınavında başarısız olma cezası. Amirleri tarafından olumsuz mobbinge maruz kalmaları anne-bebek ilişkisini, emzirme süresini olumsuz etkilemektedir. Çalışmamızda hekim annelere problemlerin çözümüne yönelik önerileri soruldu. Hekimlerin doğum sonrası çalışma koşulları bu öneriler doğrultusunda yasal olarak düzenlenmelidir. Bu düzenlemenin hekimlerin yaşam kalitesini, işteki verimliliklerini ve bebeklerinin psikolojik ve fizyolojik gelişimlerini olumlu yönde etkilemesi beklenmektedir. Daha da önemlisi geleceğimiz olan bebeklerimiz anne sütü ve sevgiyle daha sağlıklı ve mutlu olacaktır. 


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Gencan, G., & Akoluk, E. (2024). Evaluation of the Breastfeeding Status of Physician Moms in Türkiye and the Problems They Experience at Work. Istanbul University Journal of Women’s Studies, 0(29), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.26650/iukad.2024.1447920


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Gencan G, Akoluk E. Evaluation of the Breastfeeding Status of Physician Moms in Türkiye and the Problems They Experience at Work. Istanbul University Journal of Women’s Studies [Internet]. 22 Dec. 2024 [cited 22 Dec. 2024];0(29):23-30. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/iukad.2024.1447920 doi: 10.26650/iukad.2024.1447920


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Submitted06.03.2024
Accepted10.09.2024
Published Online31.10.2024

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