Katelyn J Bryant, Marc F Joanisse, Lisa M D Archibald
Responding to parental concern about children's reading
Paediatrics & child health
lack data regarding knowledge perceptions teaching faculty possess breast pumping among general surgery residents despite breast pumping becoming common training study aimed examine faculty knowledge perceptions breast pumping amongst general surgery residents 29question survey measuring knowledge perceptions breast pumping administered online united states teaching faculty marchapril 2022 descriptive statistics used characterize responses fishers exact test used report differences responses surgeon sex age qualitative analysis identified recurrent themes 156 responses analyzed 586 male 414 female majority 635 less 50 years old nearly 977 women children breast pumped 753 men children partners pumped men often women indicated dont know asked frequency 247 vs 79 p 0041 duration 250 vs 95 p 0007 pumping nearly surgeons comfortable 974 discussing lactation needs support 981 breast pumping yet twothirds feel institutions supportive almost half 410 surgeons agreed breast pumping impact operating room workflow recurring themes included normalizing breast pumping creating change better support residents communicating needs parties teaching faculty may supportive perceptions breast pumping knowledge gaps may hinder greater levels support opportunities exist increased faculty education communication policies better support breast pumping residents