Obstetric nurse's role in the care of labor and chilbirth

Abstract

Objective: to describe the managements used by the obstetric nurse in assisting labor and parturition. Methods: an observational, descriptive and retrospective study conducted in two maternity hospitals in Maceió-Alagoas with 138 medical records. Data were collected through the partograph and the declaration of live births attached to the medical record. Variables were categorized and described as percentages and categorical variables. Results: it was possible to observe that there was no statistically significant difference between institutions (p <0.05), regarding age and education. Considering maternal variables, it was observed that there was a statistically significant difference between institutions (p <0.05) regarding parity, gestational age, maternal position, oxytocin use and complications. Conclusion: actions performed by nurses in the care of labor and delivery in this study are within a context of real change of paradigm and attitude towards scientific evidence.