CARE TECHNOLOGIES IN OBSTETRIC NURSING: CONTRIBUTION FOR THE DELIVERY AND BIRTH

• Main Authors: Micheliana Rodrigues Duarte (Author), Valdecyr Herdy Alves (Author), Diego Pereira Rodrigues (Author), Kleyde Ventura de Souza (Author), Audrey Vidal Pereira (Author), Mariana Machado Pimentel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: to identify the care technologies used by obstetric nurses in a Normal Birth Center. Method: a descriptive study, performed at the Normal Birth Center of a maternity hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with eighteen obstetric nurses, using semi-structured interviews between June and September 2016. The data collected were submitted to thematic type content analysis. Result: the obstetric nurse uses non-pharmacological methods such as a spray bath, massage, Swiss ball, horse, aromatherapy, music therapy, free movement, warm environment and presence of the companion, as care practices together with the women. Conclusion: the use of care technologies allows obstetric nurses to valorize humanized practices in the context of the delivery and birth

Item Description

10.5380/ce.v24i0.54164
1414-8536
2176-9133