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Zusatztext This book guides you through the ups and downs and combines a wealth of information in one easy to use resource. Informationen zum Autor At the age of 18, Emma Hill left school with a fascination of people and animals, and headed off to spend a year in Australia in order to meet both in the wild. On her return, she studied in Zoology, then qualified as a Veterinary Nurse, and gained a Bachelor of Sciences degree with the Open University. Three years spent in the veterinary world taught her that the owners of the animals were what fascinated her the most, and she attended Barts and the London MedicalSchool from 1999 and qualified in 2004. She completed a house job at the Royal London Hospital, then moved to Whipps Cross Hospital for a six month surgical house job, during which time she became pregnant with her first child. She took up a post on the Vocational Training Scheme for General Practice in Tower Hamlets, as a Senior House Officer in care of the elderly. After nine months of maternity leave, she returned to the Royal London Hospital initially as a flexible trainee, then as a full time doctor. Klappentext In 2006 over 60% of medical graduates in the UK were female! and the number of women going to medical school as 'mature students' is steadily increasing. Some of these women will! at some point! choose to have a baby! but the question always asked is how to fit it in with a medical career? Along with the problem of finding time to actually have a baby! and coping as a pregnant doctor! there is the problem of finding information when it is most needed. This book addresses this problem! bringing a wealth of information together in one easy-to-use resource. Written by a mother! who has faced the joys and frustrations of combining medicine and being a mother! this book is a "one-stop-shop" for all mothers and mums-to-be. Zusammenfassung In 2006 over 60% of medical graduates in the UK were female. Some of these women, at some point, will choose to have a child. This book is a guide to balancing being a doctor and a mother, to dealing with the unique position facing female doctors, and acts as a guide through the maze of parenthood....
