Conflict with physician pregnancy revisited

A 10-year follow-up survey found medical school physicians (N = 200) at one institution were more interested in and accepting of pregnancy among colleagues. A greater number of physicians in 1990 than in 1980 reported that pregnant colleagues maintained their work efficiency and interest in medicine. Fewer physicians in 1990 reported being inconvenienced during a colleague's pregnancy, and fewer perceived hiring women of childbearing age to be a risk to the optimal functioning of their departments.