u/Ecstatic_One8141

Pretty much the title. My prelim med program said they would extend my training if I took the full 6 week maternity leave. They claimed it's ABIM guidelines to extend training for anything past an average of 35 days away per year, and since it's a prelim program, I'll only be there a year. I looked up the policy, and apparently anything between 35-42 days is "discretionary" not required, but I'm not confident the PD will be lenient considering how they've handled everything so far. Any advice? I don't want to delay starting in my specialty, but it's my first baby, and I have no idea how birth is going to go or how much time I'll need.