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[Obstetric Nurses: contributions to the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals]
Thamiza da Rosa Dos Reis1, Cláudia Zamberlan2, Jacqueline Silveira de Quadros1
1Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Objective:
To characterize and analyze assistance to labor and delivery performed by residents in Obstetric Nursing.
Method:
Quantitative and retrospective study of 189 normal births attended by residents in Obstetric Nursing in the period between July 2013 and June 2014 in a maternity hospital located in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul. Data collection took place by gathering information from medical records and the analysis was performed using descriptive statistics.
Results:
It was found the wide use of non-invasive and non-pharmacological pain relief and freedom of position during labor. It is noteworthy that 55.6% of women have not undergone any obstetric intervention.
Conclusions:
It was possible to identify that the Nursing Residency Program allows the reduction of obstetrical interventions, reflecting directly in the improvement of maternal health.
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