TY - JOUR
T1 - Lactation Facilities in US Radiology Practices
AU - Arleo, Elizabeth Kagan
AU - Parikh, Jay R.
AU - Wolfman, Darcy
AU - Bluth, Edward
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American College of Radiology
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - Purpose Despite federal and state laws mandating lactation facilities for eligible employers, no reliable data exist regarding the availability of lactation facilities in the radiology workforce. To fill this void, the ACR Commission on Human Resources added new questions to its annual electronic survey to better understand this aspect of the workforce situation for radiologists. Methods As done annually, the Practice of Radiology Environment Database was utilized to identify leaders of radiology practices, who were asked to complete an electronic survey developed by the ACR Commission on Human Resources. Among other questions, leaders were asked, “Does your radiology or radiation oncology practice have a dedicated lactation facility?” Results Overall, 579 of 1,815 (32%) practice group leaders responded to the survey. Of 579, 394 responded to lactation question. Of 394, 51 (13%) reported affirmatively that they do have dedicated lactation facilities, and 343 of 394 (87%) responded that they do not have dedicated lactation facilities. Conclusion The vast majority of radiology and radiation oncology practices in the United States do not have dedicated lactation facilities; given the numerous benefits to breastfeeding mothers and babies, this impacts not only women but also men given that they too would like to have healthy colleagues with minimal absenteeism.
AB - Purpose Despite federal and state laws mandating lactation facilities for eligible employers, no reliable data exist regarding the availability of lactation facilities in the radiology workforce. To fill this void, the ACR Commission on Human Resources added new questions to its annual electronic survey to better understand this aspect of the workforce situation for radiologists. Methods As done annually, the Practice of Radiology Environment Database was utilized to identify leaders of radiology practices, who were asked to complete an electronic survey developed by the ACR Commission on Human Resources. Among other questions, leaders were asked, “Does your radiology or radiation oncology practice have a dedicated lactation facility?” Results Overall, 579 of 1,815 (32%) practice group leaders responded to the survey. Of 579, 394 responded to lactation question. Of 394, 51 (13%) reported affirmatively that they do have dedicated lactation facilities, and 343 of 394 (87%) responded that they do not have dedicated lactation facilities. Conclusion The vast majority of radiology and radiation oncology practices in the United States do not have dedicated lactation facilities; given the numerous benefits to breastfeeding mothers and babies, this impacts not only women but also men given that they too would like to have healthy colleagues with minimal absenteeism.
KW - Radiology
KW - breastfeeding
KW - lactation facility
KW - maternity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.11.025
DO - 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.11.025
M3 - Article
C2 - 28169177
AN - SCOPUS:85011320197
SN - 1546-1440
VL - 14
SP - 733
EP - 736
JO - Journal of the American College of Radiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Radiology
IS - 6
ER -