ABSTRACT
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.
Obstetrics; Nurse midwives; Parturition; Humanizing delivery; Maternal and child health; Internship, nonmedical; Millennium Development Goals