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The Stitch-Up

byEmma Szewczak, Andrzej Harris

How Medical Misogyny Harms Us All

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A shocking and deeply personal exposé of the women's healthcare crisis: 'This book could not be more timely' OBSERVER
  • Excruciating periods? You should have a baby!
  • Birth trauma? Well, you had a baby.
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It’s a stitch-up. And we demand better.

After receiving a vague diagnosis of ‘prolapse’ following the birth of her child, Emma spent years being shunted between specialists. The solutions on offer ranged from Kegels to hysterectomy and even labia trimming. Some doctors simply shrugged and said there was nothing they could do.

Inspired by the medical failure surrounding her own condition, Emma started to investigate more widely. Over and over again, she heard about women in pain, bleeding, dying, failed by the professionals who were supposed to help them. The Stitch-Up tells their stories and calls for better research, healthcare options, language and treatment, arguing that being female should never be a death sentence.

'Inspiring and invigorating' JULIA BUENO, author of The Brink of Being
'Deeply unsettling and affecting' CATHERINE AIREY, author of Confessions

A long-overdue spotlight on medical misogyny… with extraordinary courage and candour… This book could not be more timely

Rachel Clarke, Observer

About Emma Szewczak

Emma Szewczak is a British writer. Her first novel The Offset, co-written under the pseudonym Calder Szewczak, was published in September 2021. She read Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Dr Andrzej Harris, hailing from Poland, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of St Catharine’s College. He teaches undergraduate medical and veterinary students and has a background in molecular biology research.

Emma and Andrzej are married and live in Cambridge with their children.
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  • Imprint: Vintage
  • ISBN: 9781529967111
  • Length: 288 pages
  • Price: £12.99
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