Abstract
This study aimed to understand the Discursive Formations about gender related to health care of women hospitalized in gynecology and obstetrics wards in a hospital. Thirteen women participated in this study and their interviews were analyzed in the light of Michel Pêcheux discourse analysis. The main Discursive Formations identified showed the naturalization of the way women should relate to the health system based on what is traditionally delegated to this gender (mother and caregiver), prioritizing reproductive health interventions, and the hegemonic matrix of the biomedical model in the organization of these services, pushing them away from the models of integrality proposed in public health policies. The health system was considered a discursive space for (re)production of gender stereotypes and inequalities based on Ideological and Imaginary Formations that are constituents of the ways in which these subjects relate in this scenario. It is proposed to understand gender issues as a crosscutting content in all health areas and contexts, starting from the perspective that a better understanding of the female universe regarding health care, based on gender issues, can improve the offer of programs and services more consistent with the real demands and needs of this population.
Keywords:
Gender; Health; Hospital; Discourse Analysis