Abstract
This work analyzes the descriptions of obstetricians from the city of Rio de Janeiro regarding the use of the caesarian section. We aimed to understand the aspects related to the formation of a thinking style that coalesces in the idea of the surgery as a simple and low-risk form of delivery. By using the method of oral narratives, we discuss the construction of an obstetric practice that sees the caesarian section as a suitable option for any kind of labor situation; the association of different values with the caesarian section based on its technical development; and the representations of obstetricians regarding the regulation of their work. We conclude that the normalization of the caesarian section as a form of giving birth is related to the development of a thinking style by the community practice of obstetricians. This community shifts the very concept of the caesarian section from a surgical procedure to a form of regular birth.
Keywords:
birth; labor; cesarean section; physicians; obstetrics; Brazil; thinking style; normalization