Maternidades e academia: experiências analíticas e políticas

Neste artigo, buscamos problematizar a maternidade no cotidiano das universidades como uma questão que traz dimensões reflexivas para a experiência de ensino-aprendizagem, para as relações intersubjetivas e para as problematizações teórico-analíticas produzidas na academia. Nossas análises sobre as relações entre maternidades e academia partem de nossas experiências como mães e pesquisadoras de temas relativos à maternidade e, em específico, sobre vivências e teorizações em torno da maternidade solo e do uso da terminologia monoparentalidade. É, então, a partir desse encontro entre as autoras, mas também delas com outras parceiras intelectuais e experienciais na academia que este texto busca problematizar como a construção de questões, a um só tempo, teóricas, políticas e experienciais, se dá atravessada pela experiência da maternidade como um marcador social da diferença

PODCAST “PODM.A.M.A”: MULHERES ACADÊMICAS, MÃES ATUANTES

This article presents an educational resource produced as a result of the research project titled “Who can be a mother: motherhood, production of knowledge, (im)possible choices, and student experiences at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG),” in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This educational resource was produced as a podcast called “PODM.A.M.A,” which presents issues centered around the experience of motherhood in the daily life of students and researchers who are mothers, within the university context. The project included a theoretical input from black feminism, conversing with the thought of social scientist Patricia Hill Collins and Brazilian black intellectuals. Semistructured interviews were used as the main methodology through discourse analysis. The results show that there are common points in the narratives, particularly regarding the elaboration of support networks, construction of continuity strategies, and resistance within the university.Este artículo presenta un recurso educativo producido como resultado del proyecto de investigación titulado “Quién puede ser madre: maternidad, producción de conocimiento, elecciones (im)posibles y experiencias de estudiantes en la Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)”, en Belo Horizonte, Brasil. Este recurso educativo fue producido como un podcast denominado “PODM.A.M.A”, que presenta temas centrados en la experiencia de la maternidad en el cotidiano de estudiantes e investigadoras madres, en el contexto universitario. El proyecto incluyó un aporte teórico del feminismo negro, dialogando con el pensamiento de la socióloga Patricia Hill Collins e intelectuales negras brasileñas. Se utilizó como metodología principal la entrevista semiestructurada a través del análisis del discurso. Los resultados muestran que hay puntos en común en las narrativas, particularmente en lo que se refiere a la elaboración de redes de apoyo, construcción de estrategias de continuidad y resistencia dentro de la universidad.Este artigo apresenta um recurso educativo produzido como resultado do projeto de pesquisa “Quem pode ser mãe: maternidade, produção de conhecimento, escolhas (im)possíveis e experiências estudantis na Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)”, desenvolvido no Mestrado Profissional em Educação/PROMESTRE/FaE/UFMG. Esse recurso educativo foi produzido na forma de um podcast denominado “PODM.A.M.A”, que apresenta questões centradas na experiência da maternidade no cotidiano de estudantes e pesquisadoras que são mães no contexto universitário. A pesquisa teve aporte teórico do feminismo negro, dialogando com o pensamento da socióloga Patricia Hill Collins e de intelectuais negras brasileiras. Utilizaram-se entrevistas semiestruturadas como principal metodologia, através da análise de discurso. Os resultados mostram que há pontos em comum nas narrativas, principalmente no que diz respeito à elaboração de redes de apoio, construção de estratégias de continuidade e resistência dentro da universidade

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially

Global economic burden of unmet surgical need for appendicitis

Background There is a substantial gap in provision of adequate surgical care in many low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to identify the economic burden of unmet surgical need for the common condition of appendicitis. Methods Data on the incidence of appendicitis from 170 countries and two different approaches were used to estimate numbers of patients who do not receive surgery: as a fixed proportion of the total unmet surgical need per country (approach 1); and based on country income status (approach 2). Indirect costs with current levels of access and local quality, and those if quality were at the standards of high-income countries, were estimated. A human capital approach was applied, focusing on the economic burden resulting from premature death and absenteeism. Results Excess mortality was 4185 per 100 000 cases of appendicitis using approach 1 and 3448 per 100 000 using approach 2. The economic burden of continuing current levels of access and local quality was US $92 492 million using approach 1 and$73 141 million using approach 2. The economic burden of not providing surgical care to the standards of high-income countries was $95 004 million using approach 1 and$75 666 million using approach 2. The largest share of these costs resulted from premature death (97.7 per cent) and lack of access (97.0 per cent) in contrast to lack of quality. Conclusion For a comparatively non-complex emergency condition such as appendicitis, increasing access to care should be prioritized. Although improving quality of care should not be neglected, increasing provision of care at current standards could reduce societal costs substantially