Quem são as mulheres e porque vão procurar o serviço de assistência pré-natal das unidades de saúde de Ribeirão Preto

Abstract

The present article presents the sociological analysis of the nursing profession, focussing the specificities of the profession on the basis of the component elements of a profession, according to the theoretical system of the sociology of professions. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the new millennium, nursing faces crucial questions for the profession, which bring back the need to restructure the strategic considerations that make up the political agenda of the nursing profession. Specific knowledge, professional qualification, particularities of the work process, monopoly of the professional exercise, and the configuration of the hierarchy of the nursing team are some of the items dealt within this article. As one of the essential professions in the health area, nursing needs to reach the next century with a new perspective, knowing how and in which conditions it will develop in a context of paradigmatic changes. Considering this new context, a political agenda for nursing professionals will have to contemplate the several aspects that make up a profession, that is, specific knowledge, exclusive labor market, form of organization, among others.

Análise da mortalidade materna do município de Ribeirão Preto-SP - no período de 1991 a 1995

“…Observa-se a falta de integração entre o período pré-natal, parto e puerpério (15) . Na investigação realizada no serviço de saúde municipal de Ribeirão Preto (16) , constata-se um perfil de mulheres que utilizam estas Unidades Básicas Distritais de Saúde de baixa escolaridade (71% com primário incompleto), renda familiar de dois a quatro vezes o salário mínimo em 64% e nenhum tipo de convênio médico. Portanto, elas dependem única e exclusivamente do Sistema Único de Saúde para o acompanhamento pré-natal, resolução do seu parto e seguimento no puerpério.…”