Mulher, Medicina e tecnologia nos discursos de residentes em Obstetrícia/Ginecologia

• Autor(a) principal: Gilbert, Ana Cristina Bohrer
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Outros Autores: Cardoso, Maria Helena Cabral de Almeida, Wuillaume, Susana Maciel
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/3006
• topic: Saúde da Mulher; Obstetrícia; Ginecologia

This study focused on revealing the cultural meanings assigned to womanhood and the health-disease process in women according to the discourse of medical residents in Obstetrics/Gynecology at the Fernandes Figueira Institute, a public reference hospital specializing in maternal-child care in Rio de Janeiro. The research had two components: participatory observation in Ob-Gyn meetings and recording of oral sources. The sign-based method was used to analyze the data. The methodology included qualitative analytical coding of interviews and subsequent semiotic analysis. According to the results: (a) women are seen essentially as mothers, and their illness focuses primarily on their childbearing function; (b) technological evolution, mainly with the increased use of imaging, has reduced the importance of semiology; and (c) within the biotechnological context medicalization is part of the material and semiotic practices.