Rebecca Swingler

Rebecca graduated from Edinburgh University medical school. Following her house jobs she worked for 18 months in a rural hospital in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. When she returned to the UK she undertook training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in southwest England and London, and later studied MSc. Reproductive and Sexual Health Research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Health.

Rebecca is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and is currently working as a clinical teaching fellow with Bristol University. Aside from her clinical role she has always had an interest in the effect that public health measures, in particular family planning programmes and antenatal care strategies, can have in improving women’s health and reducing maternal mortality both in the UK and in developing countries.