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Currently, paid maternal leave is not guaranteed in the United States, resulting in palpable dissatisfaction among parents. Previous studies have shown associations between length of paid leave and career satisfaction and maternal happiness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A Qualtrics\n                      <jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>\n                      electronic survey was distributed to female professionals through email and social media from April 2019 to March 2020. Inclusion criterion was \u22651 child by birth or adoption, or active pregnancy. Continuous and categorical data were analyzed using two-sample\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test and chi-square, respectively.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 808 respondents, 77% were physicians. Mean age at birth\/adoption of first child was higher in physicians versus nonphysicians (32.1 years vs. 29.7 years;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Physicians took shorter maternity leave than nonphysicians (10.9 weeks vs. 12.0 weeks,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.017) with half of that time paid by employers (5.4 weeks vs. 5.9 weeks,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.2). Dissatisfaction was high among physicians (85.1%) and nonphysicians (92.4%) that correlates with maternity leave compensation dissatisfaction (49% vs. 71.3%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Thirty-four percent of physicians versus 41% of nonphysicians stated that their health was negatively impacted by maternity leave length. Physicians and nonphysicians reported similar incidences of depression, and breastfeeding, delivery, and other postpartum complications. When queried, 38.8% of physicians and 57% of nonphysicians said they would desire &gt;16 weeks of paid maternity leave (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In conclusion, dissatisfaction among professional women on maternity leave duration and compensation is high in the United States. 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