
- 232 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Pregnancy and Postpartum Considerations for the Veterinary Team
About this book
Precautions often apply to pregnancy in any workplace, but being a vet in practice presents additional specific risks. There are concerns and uncertainty about potential hazards, from radiation and inhalant anesthesia exposure, to zoonoses, and the additional mental stress in a profession that already carries high suicide risk.
This book reviews considerations for professionals in clinical veterinary medicine (large and small animal) while pregnant and after giving birth. Veterinarian and veterinary writer, consultant, and mentor Dr Emily Singler speaks directly to veterinary team members (veterinarians, technicians, CSRs, assistants, students) who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. She delivers scientific information on the specific risks to the mother and baby that may be encountered during pregnancy while working in veterinary medicine, with some of her own and others' experiences to add perspective and humor.
The book also covers topics related to mental health challenges, announcing a pregnancy and planning for parental leave, navigating the fourth trimester, and returning to work. We hope that having read this book, veterinary professionals – whether pregnant or working with pregnant colleagues – will feel better supported and empowered to make informed decisions.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreward by Karen Fine, DVM
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- About the Illustrator
- Introduction
- 1 Radiation and imaging
- 2 Anesthesia
- 3 Infectious diseases
- 4 Drugs and chemicals
- 5 Injuries and ergonomic hazards
- 6 Stress and fatigue
- 7 Trying to conceive, fertility treatments, and pregnancy loss
- 8 Announcing pregnancy at work
- 9 Planning parental leave
- 10 The fourth trimester and parental leave
- 11 Mental health
- 12 Returning to work
- Appendix
- Index