title: [The interpretative and biographical method for understanding experiences and expressions of pregnant women attending a health service].
abstract: This objective of this study based on pictorial ethnography is to understand the experience of women in their contact with the health system during pregnancy. The data were presented by narrative and their analysis was done based on the Interpretative and Biographical Method. From the interviews eight cultural categories were taken, from which emerged three cultural themes: "Classification of life experiences," "Advancement of the birth process" and "Taking pictures of significant events." The findings allowed for a comprehensive vision of the participants' cultural knowledge related to their interaction with the health system, as well as their expectations of the puerperal gravid cycle.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Orientação Profissional da EEUSP. melleiro@usp.br
authors.forename: Marta Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Melleiro
authors.forename: Dulce Maria
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gualda
mesh_terms: D001325:Autobiographies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*