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Implementation of care practices to prevent and repair perineal trauma in childbirth
Rafael Cleison Silva Dos Santos1, Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco2
1Universidade Federal do Amapá (UFAP), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde. Macapá, Amapá, Brasil.
Objective:
To implement care practices for perineal trauma prevention and repairing in normal birth.
Method:
Quasi-experimental study conducted at Hospital da Mulher Mãe-Luzia, in Macapá, AP, Brazil. Seventy-four (74) nurses and obstetricians and 70 post-partum women were interviewed and the records of 555 patients were analyzed. The study was conducted in three stages: pre-audit and baseline audit (phase 1); educational intervention and implementation of best practices (phase 2); post-implementation audit (phase 3). Data was analyzed by comparison of the results of phases 1 and 3.
Results:
Following the educational intervention, a lower number of health professionals encouraged directed pushing, performed episiotomies and repaired first-degree lacerations; more women reported lithotomy position; more patient records indicated the use of Vicryl™ to suture the perineal mucosa and skin.
Conclusion:
The educational intervention improved birth care and perineal outcomes. Nevertheless, gaps were identified in the implementation of evidence, as well as inappropriate perineal care management.