The biopolitical calls of the press for caesarean section

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https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i2.1863

Keywords:

Childbirth, Delivery, Caesarean section, Biopolitics, Communication, Devices, Press.

Abstract

This article approaches the issue of biopolitical calls for the processof childbirth, to give birth spontaneouly or surgical procedure known as caesarean section, identifid in two major newspapers having national circulation in Brazil: Folha de S.Paulo and O Estado de S. Paulo. Considered as devices, according with the concept taken into account in this study, these media vehicles propagate this paradox: Normal and safe is caesarean section. Strange and risky is normal birth. However, rather than propagating the discourse in favour of caesarean section, these media invite their readers to choose this surgery, with statements anchored in fear, body control and bioeconomy. The fidings are resulted from the conceptual investigation conducted in the 390 articles on the theme published in these two newspapers between 2010 and 2015. The period is marked by the steady increasing number of these surgeries in Brazil, which was considered an epidemic by the World Health Organization.

Author Biographies

Miriam Kenia de Carvalho, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Semiótica. São Paulo, SP

Mestrado em Comunicação e Semiótica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Rogério da Costa Santos, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Semiótica. São Paulo, SP

Doutorado em História da Filosofia pela Université de Paris IV.

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Published

2020-06-26

How to Cite

Carvalho, M. K. de, & Santos, R. da C. (2020). The biopolitical calls of the press for caesarean section. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v14i2.1863

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): Dossiê Comunicação e Meio Ambiente

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Original articles

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