Table 3.

Negative outcomes

Negative health and pregnancy outcomes
 Health complications125
 Bleeding in pregnancy while on call17
 Braxton Hicks while on call6
 Repeated collapse12
 Pelvic girdle pain8
 Sciatica15
 Recurrent infections in the mother8
 Pregnancy loss in the first trimester11
 Pregnancy loss in the second/third trimester15
 Pre-term delivery9
 Intrauterine growth restriction15
 Fetal anomaly4
 Uterine rupture2
 Bleed behind placenta2
 Near death in the mother2
 Difficulty conceiving8
 Delayed starting family and fertility problems7
Negative career outcomes
 Negative impact on career48
 Held back / failed annual review of competency progression12
 Loss of salary (forced to start maternity leave early / missed on-call deducted)13
 Gave up training number but stayed in specialty10
 Left specialty5
 Left NHS6
 Middle grade contract not extended2
  • Some responses are seen in supplementary material S3.