12. Ambivalence about having children, parenting in COVID, and the perks of going part-time with Dr. Huma Farid

"I had a lot of ambivalence around being a mother and I think looking back on why it was all justified, and part of it is that particularly as working women we are expecetd to work as though we don't have children and parent as though we don't have jobs, and I just felt like I don't know if i want to do this. I dont know if i can be the type of mom I want to be but also be the type of physician I want to be and I still have those doubts in my mind"
This episode is with Dr. Huma Farid, an OBGYN at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
We talk about:
- Not wanting to have kids and changing her mind
- Having a 5 week maternity leave as an OBGYN chief resident
- Parenting through the pandemic with a husband who is also a physician
- Choosing to go part-time
and so much more!
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