Care needs of pregnant women with a private health insurance: a comprehensive social phenomenology approach

Authors

  • Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi University of São Paulo; School of Nursing
  • Renata Tavares Franco Rodrigues University of São Paulo; School of Nursing
  • Selisvane Ribeiro da Fonseca Domingos University Center of Caratinga; School of Nursing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000500006

Keywords:

qualitative research, women's health, pregnancy

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the meanings women who possess health plans hold regarding pregnancy and get to know their care needs in this phase of the vital cycle. It was based on the qualitative research of phenomenological inspiration. The discourses analysis was based on the sociologist and fenomenologist Alfred Schutz's thought. Having health plans and being attended in private institutions were defined as inclusion criteria. The following categories emerged from the discourses: having new responsibilities; experiencing a special situation; experiencing insecurity, anxiety and expectations; feeling limited; trusting the health professional. It was found, through the analysis of categories, that the experience of the pregnant women who participated in the study is similar to those who do not possess health plans. However, in the category "trusting the health professional" it was possible to perceive the importance of possessing health plan, which allows the intersubjectivity between the woman and the health professional.

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Published

2007-10-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 5 (2007)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Care needs of pregnant women with a private health insurance: a comprehensive social phenomenology approach. (2007). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 15(5), 914-921. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000500006