Fertility, family planning, pregnancy and motherhood among women doctors working in the EU and UK: a scoping review

Sanjana Biju; Caoimhe Madden; Paul O'connor; Dara Byrne; Niamh Humphries; Grant Jeffrey; Jennifer Finnegan; Keelin O'donoghue; Sarah Fitzgibbon; Sinead Lydon

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105560

Fertility, family planning, pregnancy and motherhood among women doctors working in the EU and UK: a scoping review

Sanjana Biju
, Caoimhe Madden
, Paul O'connor
, Dara Byrne
, Niamh Humphries
, Grant Jeffrey
, Jennifer Finnegan
, Keelin O'donoghue
, Sarah Fitzgibbon
, Sinead Lydon

School of Medicine

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Original language	English
Article number	e105560
Number of pages	13
Journal	BMJ Open
Volume	15
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105560
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Family
Health Workforce
Physicians
Pregnant Women

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