The thesis attempts to create a cognitive map of the procedure called the husband stitch, reflecting the ways in which patriarchal ideology is still preserved in »objective« medicine. The first part presents and reflects the procedure as well as the place it occupies within a “medical”, “actively guided” birth, while an episiotomy is placed next to it. The second part, with the help of the women’s stories, presents and theocratizes three ideal-type forms of procedure, which are united by the focus around the violence. While the first two forms fall under direct patriarchal violence, where the key role is played by the figures of husband and doctor, the third shows internalized violence, which is further deciphered through the concepts of patriarchal aesthetics, sexual pleasure, dollification and choice. Based on this, furthermore we explain postfeminist irony and contemporary perceptions of femininity. In the conclusion attention is drawn to the violence of caring and a panopticized home.
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