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0209/2024 - “Saltei obstáculos como mãe”: Cuidado e interseccionalidades nas jornadas reprodutivas e maternagem de mulheres com deficiência física

Author:

• Fernanda Diniz de Sá - Sá, FD - <fernanda.sa@ufrn.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8525-7718

Co-author(s):

• Eduardo Sérgio Soares Sousa - Sousa, E. S. S - <esergiosousa@uol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0893-5305


Abstract:

The present article aimed to comprehend discourses and attitudes that permeate care relationships in the reproductive journeys of women with physical disabilities. The qualitative research, conducted in the metropolitan area of João Pessoa-PB, was based on ethnography, interviews, and biographical accounts of 14 female interlocutors aged between 26 and 54 years. The theoretical-analytical framework was anchored in the intersectional perspectives of care studies and disability studies, considering gender, class, and disability oppressions. The narratives revealed specific vulnerabilities in the experience of seeking care throughout pregnancy and motherhood, driven by structural gender conventions and ableism, exacerbated by unfavorable class conditions. This influenced how these women are approached by healthcare professionals and individuals close to them, becoming targets of socially pervasive biomedical risk discourses. In relationships involving the direct and indirect care of their children, inequities related to the division of intrafamily responsibilities, gaps in social policies, and difficulties in support networks were observed, resulting in multiple burdens that negatively impact health.

Keywords:

disabled women, care, motherhood, intersectionality.

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Sá, FD, Sousa, E. S. S. “Saltei obstáculos como mãe”: Cuidado e interseccionalidades nas jornadas reprodutivas e maternagem de mulheres com deficiência física. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2024/May). [Citado em 05/12/2025]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/saltei-obstaculos-como-mae-cuidado-e-interseccionalidades-nas-jornadas-reprodutivas-e-maternagem-de-mulheres-com-deficiencia-fisica/19257



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