Almost half of obstetrics and gynaecology trainees have deliberated throwing in the towel, with almost one in five revealing they feel depressed most of the time.

The findings come from a RANZCOG survey of 231 trainees, most of whom had graduated six years earlier.

It shows more than half (55%) have a high or very high rate of burnout, with almost two-thirds (62%) rating their workplace as highly stressful.

Furthermore, 49% said they had seriously considered leaving the program at some point, and 17% reported feeling depressed frequently or all the time in the past two weeks.