Abstract
to compare the social representations of reproductive biotechnologies among sexual and reproductive health nurses, and their links with professional practice. an analytical, comparative, qualitative research, supported by the Theory of Social Representation, carried out in May/2014-February/2015, with 32 nurses from the city of Rio de Janeiro. Semi-structured interview, analyzed by ALCESTE® software. nurses not active in assisted human reproduction represent reproductive biotechnologies as unnatural methods of human reproduction, assessing the practice in this field as generalist and bureaucratic. Those who work represent as auxiliary and supporting nature for heterosexual couples, considering the innovative and specialized practice. each group presented specific contents and dimensions about reproductive biotechnologies. The representations are centered on moral, normative and ideological personal values, anchored in the traditional conceptions of human and family reproduction, but also collective, acquired in the professional routine, showing group identity and its distinct practices considering reproductive biotechnologies.
Highlights
Reproductive biotechnologies in humans were marked in the 70s, with the birth of Louise Brown, conceived through in vitro fertilization, one of the techniques of assisted human reproduction (AHR)
The characterization of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) nurses is essential to verify the context in which the thinking about reproductive biotechnologies is elaborated, as well as the contents processed by ALCESTE®
Analysis of the relationships established between the social representations of reproductive biotechnologies and the two groups belonging to SRH nurses suggest common elements, and distinct representations, which influence the practice of these nurses
Summary
Reproductive biotechnologies in humans were marked in the 70s, with the birth of Louise Brown, conceived through in vitro fertilization, one of the techniques of assisted human reproduction (AHR). Considered a biomedical term that describes a heterogeneous set of techniques around an initial axis of treatment for difficulty in gestating, AHR is expanding to other cases as an alternative for obtaining pregnancy in homoaffective couples, serodiscordants for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), singles, among others[2,3]. This type of reproduction is a reality that has been expanding in the sphere of private health services, and is still incipient in Brazilian public services. Nurses have been approaching this field, either due to job market demands or the need to expand human resources in this specific field[4]
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