ETNOKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PIONERINGS NURSERINGS OF THE TANGARá DA SERRA

In order to understand the meaning assigned by the municipality of midwives of Tangará da Serra, about the activities they do and experienced in the period of its operation, since the decade of 60. Were interviewed three midwifes who currently reside in the municipality. The methodology used in the study was the qualitative method with some aspects of an ethnographic research, where open questions and semi-structured were prepared. The interviews were conducted in the month of April 2008. The results allow us to say that midwives do not achieve more this work to have already advanced age and the decrease, "devaluation" of the same today, and that before, when practiced, his work was held in precarious conditions material, financial, for the transportation and access, and the working environment. This may have occurred because of it be carried out from the pioneer city. The analysis of this practice has to present a discussion about the motivation to be a midwife, describe the activities that midwifes developed since the beginning of their profession, and the effects of this in your life, knowing the working methods adopted, explain the rituals and superstitions charged when charged, identify the species of fauna and flora used before, during and after delivery. These data showed the rich etnoknowledment, namely popular of these women, which must be preserved.