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The Pain Gap

How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women

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The Pain Gap

By: Anushay Hossain
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
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Explore real women’s tales of health-care trauma and medical misogyny with this meticulously researched, in-depth examination of the women’s health crisis in America - and what we can do about it.

When Anushay Hossain became pregnant in the US, she was so relieved. Growing up in Bangladesh in the 1980s, where the concept of women’s health care hardly existed, she understood how lucky she was to access the best in the world. But she couldn’t have been more wrong. Things started to go awry from the minute she stepped in the hospital, and after 30 hours of labor (two of which she spent pushing), Hossain’s epidural slipped. Her pain was so severe that she ran a fever of 104 degrees, and as she shook and trembled uncontrollably, the doctors finally performed an emergency C-section.

Giving birth in the richest country on earth, Hossain never imagined she could die in labor. But she almost did. The experience put her on a journey to explore, understand, and share how women - especially women of color - are dismissed to death by systemic sexism in American health care.

Following in the footsteps of feminist manifestos such as The Feminine Mystique and Rage Becomes Her, The Pain Gap is an eye-opening and stirring call to arms that encourages women to flip their “hysteria complex” on its head and use it to revolutionize women’s health care. This book tells the story of Hossain’s experiences - from growing up in South Asia surrounded by staggering maternal mortality rates to lobbying for global health legislation on Capitol Hill to nearly becoming a statistic herself. Along the way, she realized that a little fury might be just what the doctor ordered.

Meticulously researched and deeply reported, this book explores real women’s traumatic experiences with America’s health-care system - and empowers everyone to use their experiences to bring about the healthcare revolution women need.

©2021 Anushay Hossain. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Thought-provoking, engaging and informative

This book is a must-read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the multifaceted issues surrounding women’s health and its impact on individuals and communities.

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So much information and well researched. This was a tough book to listen to while 8 months pregnant but it really made me aware of the treatment I received while giving birth. Highly recommend reading, just not while pregnant

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The title is misleading. The main two focuses are racism in pregnancy/ birth and Covid-19. But the author goes on so many tangents it's hard to keep up and stay on either of those topics. Much of the information was quoted from other authors' books and articles. I feel like this could have been such a great book had it been pieced together better before publishing.

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