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It Takes a Village-Association of Women Surgeons' Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons.

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Chiba, A; Möller, MG; Cannada, L; Shao, JM; Ratnasekera, A; Reyna, CR; Tan, SA; Alimi, YR; Johnson, HM; McMullen, C; Altieri, MS

Published in: JAMA Surg

September 1, 2025

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IMPORTANCE: The Association of Women Surgeons is committed to supporting surgical families for practicing surgeons and developing equitable family-friendly guidelines, including support for adequate paid family leave, access to childcare, breastfeeding support, and insurance coverage of fertility preservation and assisted reproductive technology. OBSERVATIONS: Practicing female surgeons often face additional challenges in work-life integration related to family planning, pregnancy, and lactation. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: The specific recommendations outlined in this document form the basis of a comprehensive initiative for supporting surgical families for practicing female surgeons.

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Author Akiko Chiba Surgical Oncology

Published In

JAMA Surg

DOI

10.1001/jamasurg.2025.2473

EISSN

2168-6262

Publication Date

September 1, 2025

Volume

160

Issue

Start / End Page

1012 / 1017

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

United States
Surgeons
Societies, Medical
Pregnancy
Physicians, Women
Humans
Female
Family Leave
Breast Feeding
3202 Clinical sciences

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Chiba, A., Möller, M. G., Cannada, L., Shao, J. M., Ratnasekera, A., Reyna, C. R., … Altieri, M. S. (2025). It Takes a Village-Association of Women Surgeons' Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons. JAMA Surg, 160(9), 1012–1017. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2025.2473

Chiba, Akiko, Mecker G. Möller, Lisa Cannada, Jenny M. Shao, Asanthi Ratnasekera, Chantal R. Reyna, Sanda A. Tan, et al. “It Takes a Village-Association of Women Surgeons' Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons.” JAMA Surg 160, no. 9 (September 1, 2025): 1012–17. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2025.2473.

Chiba A, Möller MG, Cannada L, Shao JM, Ratnasekera A, Reyna CR, et al. It Takes a Village-Association of Women Surgeons' Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons. JAMA Surg. 2025 Sep 1;160(9):1012–7.

Chiba, Akiko, et al. “It Takes a Village-Association of Women Surgeons' Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons.” JAMA Surg, vol. 160, no. 9, Sept. 2025, pp. 1012–17. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2025.2473.

Chiba A, Möller MG, Cannada L, Shao JM, Ratnasekera A, Reyna CR, Tan SA, Alimi YR, Johnson HM, McMullen C, Altieri MS. It Takes a Village-Association of Women Surgeons' Comprehensive Initiative for Healthy Surgical Families for Practicing Surgeons. JAMA Surg. 2025 Sep 1;160(9):1012–1017.