"Unable to Receive Pain-Free Injection Due to Medical Strike" Controversy Grows... Hwang Bora Finally

Claimed Unable to Receive Epidural Due to Medical Strike During Childbirth
Medical Association Reacts, "Public Opinion Stirred by Demonizing Doctors"

Actress Hwang Bo-ra clarified that there was a misunderstanding regarding her claim that she could not receive a pain relief injection during her cesarean section due to a medical strike. On the 18th, Hwang Bo-ra took to her social media (SNS) to say, "I would like to directly address the misunderstanding that occurred while describing the cesarean delivery process."

Actress Hwang Bo-ra clarified that there was a misunderstanding regarding her claim that she could not receive an epidural during her cesarean section due to a medical strike. On the 18th, Hwang Bo-ra began by saying through her social media (SNS), "I would like to directly address the part where a misunderstanding occurred while describing the cesarean delivery process."
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She stated, "At the end of May, after my cesarean section, I was prescribed a pain relief injection PCA. PCA includes a 'patient-controlled analgesia' device, and although I received detailed instructions from the hospital on how to use it, I was confused due to the hectic situation after surgery," adding, "I apologize to the attending professor and hospital staff who did their best at every moment."

Hwang Bo-ra said that what she heard from the hospital was a 'staff shortage.' She inquired about a pain buster in addition to the PCA pain relief injection prescribed after the cesarean, but the hospital responded, "Since early this year, due to staff shortages, we have not been prescribing pain busters." She added, "During the explanation process, I used the inappropriate expression 'because of the medical strike,' and I apologize for causing confusion due to my careless wording." She continued, "In the future, I will be more cautious in the YouTube production process and take greater responsibility for my statements."

Earlier, on May 23, Hwang Bo-ra gave birth to a son. Afterwards, she shared her cesarean delivery experience through the YouTube channel 'WokTalk.' In the video, Hwang Bo-ra said, "There is something called a pain buster, which you press whenever you are in pain. But they didn’t give me a pain buster," and added, "I found out it was because the attending doctor was not available due to a medical strike."

On May 23rd, Hwang Bo-ra gave birth to a son. Afterwards, she shared her cesarean section birth experience through the YouTube channel 'WokTok.' In the video, Hwang Bo-ra said, "There is something called a pain buster, which you press whenever you are in pain. But I wasn't given a pain buster." She added, "I found out that it was because the attending doctor was unavailable due to a medical strike."
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In response, the Korean Medical Association publicly criticized Hwang Bo-ra’s remarks. The association stated, "We express serious regret regarding Hwang Bo-ra’s claims," and added, "There was no doctors’ strike in May when Hwang Bo-ra gave birth, so the claim that she could not receive the pain relief injection due to a doctors’ strike is clearly false reporting." They further said, "We regret that many media outlets reported incorrect facts during a critical time when doctors took collective action for medical normalization, demonizing doctors and inciting misguided public opinion." Meanwhile, the WokTalk channel has deleted the video amid the growing controversy.