Exploring intentions, barriers, and supports for women at all stages of childbearing in high demanding professions

Monday, May 8, 2023

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CST

Attending Author(s)

Isabel K. Montes (she/her/hers)

Student Research Assistant
University of South Florida College of Public Health
Saint Cloud, Florida, United States

Co-Author(s)

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Neha Dantuluri, N/A (she/her/hers)

Research Assistant
University of South Florida, United States
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Pelumi Olare, MBBS

Student
University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Florida, United States
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Shari-Jade Pitter, n/a (she/her/hers)

Research Assistant
University of South Florida, College of Public Health, United States
Jennifer Marshall, PhD, MPH, CPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of South Florida College of Public Health
Tampa, Florida, United States
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Amber Mehmood, MBBS, MPH, FCPS (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
College of Public Health, University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States
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Christine McGuire-Wolfe, PhD, CIC, CPH, FFII/EMT-P (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of South Florida, College of Public Health
Tampa, Florida, United States

Informed by the Work Home Resources and Job Demands-Control-Support theoretical models, this study involves key informant interviews with administrators, supervisors, and women working in high demand professions. This study allows for greater understanding on the real-world experiences of women at all stages of childbearing that work within these examined high demand professions (e.g. obstetrics, surgery, emergency care, firefighting, law enforcement). Data from this provides insight into the organizational, cultural, and structural “drivers of maternal stressors” in these environments and overall findings inform organizational policy and practice recommendations.