妊娠・子育て・仕事を同時にこなすドクター、マルチタスクをこなす秘訣は何?(画像)

「妊娠35週、夫が用事で不在、3歳の子供がいる、仕事もしなければいけない、となるとこういうことになります」

妊娠しながら、子育てと仕事を同時にこなすドクターの写真が、大きな話題になった。アメリカ・オクラホマ州のドクター、メーガン・マイヤー博士は「やりたいことを全部やるのは不可能じゃない」と言う。

写真には、大きなお腹の彼女が、幼い子供を背負いながら、地元パトナム北高校のフットボール選手を診断する様子がうつっている。

「妊娠35週で、夫が週末に用事があり、面倒を見なければいけない3歳の子供がいて、仕事もしなければいけない、となるとこういうことになります!」とマイヤー博士はFacebookで説明している。

彼女はこの写真を、「ママ医者のコミュニティ」に最初に投稿した。「私たちが毎日働く様子を、見たいという人がいるんじゃないかと思ったんです」とFacebookに書かれている。

写真を見た医師仲間のロビン・シェーンターラー博士は、「こんなすごい女性たちが、医療分野で活躍してくれているなんて本当に嬉しい」と喜び、自らのFacebookで9月4日に紹介した。すると写真は多くの人から共感を集め、7000人以上にシェアされた。

マルチタスクをこなす秘訣を、マイヤー博士はこう説明している。

「仕事と生活のバランスを取りながら、やりたいことを全部やるのは可能だと思います。だけどそれは、時にハードワークと臨機応変な対応を必要とします」

そして一番重要なのは、「周りの支援」だと綴っている。彼女はマルチタスクを可能にしてくれている、家族、友人、同僚、ママ医者仲間、患者である生徒やチーム、学校に、Facebookで感謝を表した。

「大勢の人たちのサポートなしでは、マルチタスクは不可能です。スポーツの分野でドクターとして働く女性(とその家族)への、みなさんからの支援を心から感謝します。2016年、私たちは大きな進歩を遂げてきました」

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仕事と親を両立すると…
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\"Had to bring my daughter to work. She helped me set up my wine display.s\" (credit:Sarah Mackinley)
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\"Mine looks pretty similar.\" (credit:Tara Keaton Barber)
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\"My son has his own desk at the law firm I work for.\" (credit:Amanda Lynn)
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\"My view leaving for work while she stays home with daddy!\" (credit:Erin Estelle)
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\"This is my sweet baby girl, sitting at mommy\'s desk, pretending to be hard at work!\" (credit:Bianca Costa Espinoza)
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\"Being a working mom in the military means my day is made when my husband brings my son by for a visit before his bedtime so he doesn\'t miss our story time.\" (credit:Mary Dever)
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\"As a Business Owner, I was lucky enough to have an office set up for baby. My three kids came to work with me up until they were 8 months old...\" (credit:Sabrina Leung-Powers)
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\"It means being too tired to remember to tighten the lid on the pancake mix and having it explode all over the kitchen! And your child losing his mind over the reality of no longer getting pancakes for dinner.\" (credit:Tonya Ann)
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\"Not sure who\'s working harder.\" (credit:Natasha Lloyd)
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\"My husband taking our boys in \'his office\' a tractor. They spend a lot of hours there.\" (credit:Teri Davis)
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\"Helping mommy clear out her inbox.\" (credit:Stacy Schwartz Frazier)
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\"It\'s \'The Sitter Called Out Sick So There\'s a Small Child Under My Desk Day\' at the office!\" (credit:Such a Dahl)
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\"Thought she was behaving watching cartoons then I look back and see she ruined a box of wipes.\" (credit:Nathalia Frykman)
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\"I\'m an insurance agent and also a dance instructor. Unfortunately I work 9-5 and teach 5-9 and it mean my little guy has to be at the studio past bedtime some nights.\" (credit:Andrea Michelle)
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\"Daddy working from home.\" (credit:Natasha Lloyd)
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\"My youngest helping me sweep after a haircut.\" (credit:Grace O\'Byrne)
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\"Daddy is a DJ/audio engineer. Our little boog when she discovered his sound board!\" (credit:Amanda Hegedus Kirkland)
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\"I love the fact that while I work, I can still attend the special pre-school events, even if I have to show up in my scrubs.\" (credit:Carrie Gadek)
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\"Taking a meeting with daddy (and doing office supply art).\" (credit:Dawn Daabul)
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\"Being a working parent means my heart breaks every day when my son screams for me as I\'m walking out the door.\" (credit:Dena Charlton)
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\"We work together as a family building decks and other things for people. We are literally a family business.\" (credit:Patty Gibson)
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\"Cuddling a sick little man and still getting the job done!\" (credit:Anne Vance)
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\"I often brought my youngest to work with me if I had to go in on my days off. Here she is at 6 months old hanging out on my desk.\" (credit:MeLitta Olson)
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\"I\'m a yoga instructor; sometimes I teach Mom & Baby/Toddler classes. This is my son and I. It was his birthday so we had cupcakes after. My job is great (I should add that most classes are general yoga classes... without baby).\" (credit:Rachel Cama Nemer)
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\"Working from home with a sick kiddo, although he certainly wasn\'t acting sick.\" (credit:Liz Blasberg Brumels)
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\"Receiving cute daycare pics throughout the day. Warms my heart.\" (credit:Joanna Knight)
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\"Biggest perk of my day is when my husband has the day off and brings our son by the office to see me! Being a working mom is by far the hardest thing I have ever done but it is very rewarding. Every second I get to spend with my son Beckham is all the more special.\" (credit:Katie Hodge McSwain)
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\"I\'m a slimming world consultant I do about 50 hrs a week, I have 3 boys who have grown up with it and love it.\" (credit:Casey SW-Wakefield)
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\"Our son even has his own \'job\' at daddy\'s work!\" (credit:Amber Brennan)
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\"Having a surprise visit from my little girl makes my day at the hospital.\" (credit:Rachel Place)

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