More doctors are considering leaving or retiring early, while fewer medical students are applying to obstetrics and gynecology residencies in Texas.
The results of a survey released Tuesday show that Texas' abortion ban is straining the OB/GYN workforce.
Manatt Health, a health care consulting firm, surveyed all Texas-based members of the professional association American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and received responses from 450 practicing doctors and 47 medical residents. Dr. Anitra Beasley, a Houston OB/GYN, said she and other doctors bring the fear of criminalization into the room with the patient, even when they’re treating a miscarriage or other pregnancy complications.
Despite this confusion and fear, Beasley has decided to stick it out in Texas. She has a whole life in Texas — a family, a job she loves, her research work. “We all love to look at pregnancy through this romantic kind of view, and that everything is gorgeous and perfect,” Ivey said. “The reality is it doesn't always work that way, and often we have to deal with some very, very serious consequences.”With this retirement wave approaching faster than anticipated, Texas will need to quickly train and retain young OB/GYNs.
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