As representações sociais das parteiras tradicionais e o seu modo de cuidar

Abstract

Não é no silêncio que os homens se fazem, mas na palavra, no trabalho, na ação-reflexão. RESUMO: Este artigo discute, com base na Sociologia das Ausên-cias e Emergências de Boaventura de Souza Santos, as representações sociais do saber/fazer das parteiras tradicionais. Busca salientar a necessidade de diálogo entre os diferentes saberes e sinaliza que a educação popular pode contribuir para uma ecologia de saberes e para a prática educativa dos profissionais de saúde. Palavras-chave:Educação popular em saúde. Representações sociais.Parteiras tradicionais. THE SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF TRADITIONAL MIDWIVES AND THEIR WAY TO CAREABSTRACT: Based on the Sociology of Absences and Emergencies by Boaventura de Souza Santos, this paper discusses the social representations of the know-how of traditional midwives. It seeks to highlight the need for a dialog between different knowledge and

Midwifery Now: Narratives about Motivations for Career Choice

“…The statements suggest that the profession has a strong gender identity reinforcement [36]. On the other hand, motivation is anchored in supportive and attentive practice, assuming personal responsibility towards life before the community, offering trust and security [53]. This view is consistent with recommendations that the WHO has been making for some time: to focus care on the beneficiary/woman and to maintain a naturalistic view of the birth process [54].…”

Humanization of health consonant to the social representations of professionals and users: a literary study

“…And here there is a strong adherence to the reference to give support to these reflections, once the concept of health, in a wider perspective beyond the lack of disease and to protect life, places in evidence the necessity of establishing a dialogue between the different areas of knowledge, according to the cultural necessities that are related to healthcare (6) .…”

“…While comparing the material produced in the studies analyzed, it was seen that the largest number of them have a focus on the approaches to the discussions of humanized labor procedures, as it is believed that TSR aims to understand the social representations of midwives, women who live in ghettos, and users of the public health system during pregnancy and puerperal cycles. Hence, the representations of puerperals about education in health are related to institutional educational practices, with an emphasis on seminars, family, school, and community education (6)(7) .…”

“…These concepts express the perspective of humanization from the social representations, and demonstrate the importance of transforming the practices with regard to pregnancy and puerperal cycles, especially regarding the interpersonal relationships once, as in the case of the midwives, the dialogue between their health practices is confronted with the practices of health technicians who favor social wealth (6) .…”

“…It is also interesting to consider that authors tend to emphasize the concepts described by nursing professionals about humanization of care, and these ideas are linked to the empirical care (scientific knowledge), aesthetic care (the art of nursing), personal care (self-understanding) and moral care (the ethic care practices) (6) . The researcher understands that the process of humanization involves many aspects and from those, there are a considerable amount of categories that are still under discussion, and that need to be interpreted in the light of the complexity and the interdisciplinary nature of the humanization process itself.…”