Regan Boden
Regan Boden is a final year medical student at the University of Cape Town. He spent a month with Bhekisisa between June and July of 2022 as part of his degree, which allows fifth- and sixth-year students to pick any elective related to the field of medicine or research.
Obstetric violence: The hard labour of delivery
/ 13 July 2022

Obstetric violence: The hard labour of delivery

Health workers in dysfunctional settings may abuse birthing patients as part of a strange rite of passage, and low-income women with less agency are more likely to suffer obstetric violence. This final year medical student relates his experience