Popular beliefs regarding maternal health

被引：0

作者：

Graciela S, Castellano Bentancur ^{[1
,2
]}

Jimena, Heinzen ^{[3
]}

Maria Soledad, Nion Celio ^{[4
,5
]}

机构：

[1] UdelaR, F Med, Posgrad Epidemiol, Montevideo, Uruguay

[2] UdelaR, Fac Med, Dept Med Prevent & Social, Montevideo, Uruguay

[3] UdelaR, Fac Med, Dept Med Prev & Social, Montevideo, Uruguay

[4] UdelaR, Fac Med, Unidad Sociol Salud, Dept Med Prev & Social, Montevideo, Uruguay

[5] UdelaR, Fac Cs Sociales, Dept Sociol, Montevideo, Uruguay

来源：

REVISTA DE SALUD PUBLICA-CORDOBA | 2012年 / 16卷 / 03期

关键词：

Pregnancy; popular beliefs; health;

D O I：

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中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This work falls within a research framework called "Popular beliefs and practices around pregnancy and childbirth: an approach to the health- disease process". An open, exploratory and descriptive design with qualitative perspective was used. The purposes of this paper are to describe the main results related to popular beliefs expressed by users participating in the research and to think about these beliefs and their relationship with "expert knowledge". As a conclusion, the favorable situation found in our country as regards the health system is remarkable. It is undergoing a process of change in which it would be possible to include the "popular perspective". However, "common knowledge" and "expert knowledge" do not live together within health institutions. Although an important medical level is observed, the medical-scientific discourse is still considered difficult to understand by common users. Besides, the figure of health professionals is a source of uncertainty and fear. Fear caused by the ignorance of what happens during pregnancy and childbirth, and also related to the treatment provided by health professionals.

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