The Weight of Gender at Birth

Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, including random forest and logistic regression, this paper examines Obstetric Violence as a manifestation of structural gender violence. Focused on public hospitals in Nuevo León, findings reveal that one in four women experience OBV. Qualitative analysis highlights complaints regarding resource scarcity and agency violations. Significantly, the likelihood of experiencing OBV increases by 64.69 percent when the pregnant person is attended by a male doctor. These findings provide robust evidence for the gender component of OBV and bring to light how a deeply misogynistic structure subjugates women at any moment possible. While limited to public institutions, this study exposes how medical structures subjugate women, emphasizing the intersection of gender and healthcare.