Barbara Lent and colleagues recently discussed the parental-leave issue in CMAJ. 1 The
issue was also raised when the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) was negotiating our …

Adoption in New South Wales as seen by a consultant paediatrician is presented. It is
considered that adoption is usually the best way to meet the problem of the baby of the …

In reply: We agree with Wootton and Forrest that parental leave and a wider cultural shift
concerning the care responsibilities of the mother are the key to ensuring women are able to …

This year, new requirements by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME) designed toaddressandsupportresidentwell-beingaroundmedical and family leave …

W e have been debating the role of maternity care in family medicine since the earliest days
of our specialty. 1-5 Arguments are made. Compromises are reached. Rarely have we taken …

One of themost significant victories that have been won by women in the battle for their rights
has been the right to be treated like men. Significant but unsatisfactory. Girls are now …

A young family physician recently returned to practice after taking a two-month maternity
leave. She was grateful to her two male senior partners for allowing her to be at home with …

Over 1200 girls under16 become mothers each year in England and Wales, The incidence
has not increased in recent years, but, in contrast, 4000 schoolgirls had abortions in 1983 …

To the Editor: As a regional medical consultant half a day per week for a large insurance
company, I advise physicians throughout the country to limit postpartum stays to 24 hours …

The combination of a husband who has lost his job and a wife who therefore,-continues to
work or has to go back to work may give rise to an invidious set of tensions that escalate …