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MINI REVIEW article

Front. Surg.
Sec. Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1513832
This article is part of the Research Topic Insights and Advances in Surgical Best Practices for Gender Health Equity and Appropriateness View all 5 articles

New technologies for safe practice and training during pregnancy: a Gynecologist and Forensic Pathologist perspective narrative review

Provisionally accepted
Emanuele Capasso Emanuele Capasso 1Mariagrazia Marisei Mariagrazia Marisei 1*Carmen Imma Aquino Carmen Imma Aquino 2Pierpaolo Di Lorenzo Pierpaolo Di Lorenzo 1Claudia Casella Claudia Casella 1
  • 1 Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
  • 2 Department of Translational Medicine, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Piedmont, Italy

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    This paper investigates the intersection of gender health equity within two distinct medical residency programs: obstetrics &gynecology and forensic pathology. It specifically addresses the unique challenges that young female residents encounter during pregnancy, emphasizing the Italian regulatory frameworks and recommendations pertinent to both fields. The online search for this narrative review was based on keywords such as: "medicine" AND "education" AND "pregnancy" on the main online scientific database along with "metaverse" AND "education" AND "pregnancy".The analysis reveals the heightened risks faced by female medical doctors in surgical and forensic environments, underlining the need for targeted support. Additionally, this study explores the perceived potential of augmented reality (AR) and the metaverse as innovative solutions to mitigate biological risks, thereby enabling pregnant surgeons to maintain effective practice during this critical period. The findings obtained from a literature review aim to contribute to ongoing discussions about improving gender equity in medical training and practice, regarding the surgical and forensic field where the temporary stopping period may result in a different surgical learning curve compared to that of male colleagues.

    Keywords: Pregnancy, residency, obstetrics and gynecology training, Forensic pathology training, New technologies

    Received: 19 Oct 2024; Accepted: 06 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Capasso, Marisei, Aquino, Di Lorenzo and Casella. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Mariagrazia Marisei, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy

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