Award
NIH Reporter #5R01OH012664-02
Mental health and work-related wellbeing of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists in a shifting policy climate
Recipient
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Award Amount
$387,445.00
Ceiling
$387,445.00
Awarded
August 13, 2025
Identifier
5R01OH012664-02
A research project funded by NIOSH to study the impact of state reproductive health policies on the mental health and work-related wellbeing of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists, aiming to develop organizational resources and recommendations to support this workforce.
Description
This project aims to understand the relationships between state policy environment, work-related stressors, and mental health of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs), and to identify organizational factors that support their health and wellbeing. It involves a survey of 800-900 OB-GYNs, qualitative interviews with 80 OB-GYNs, and the development of organizational resources to improve mental health and work-related wellbeing in the context of changing state reproductive health policies.