THE IMPORTANCE OF NURSING ASSISTANCE OBSTETRATES PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE PARTURITION PROCESS

Abstract

Objectives: Describe the importance of obstetric nurse assistance to pregnant women in the parturition process. Methods: Literature review was used and data were collected from the electronic databases of Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), electronic magazines, google scholar. Pregnancy is a period in which women undergo biological changes that vary from pregnant woman to pregnant woman and gestational age. Results: The obstetrical nurse is a professional qualified to assist women during the delivery process. The gestational process is a healthy life experience that includes physical, social and mental changes in the daily lives of pregnant women and also those who live with them. In some situations, pregnancy can bring risks to the health-illness process of the mother and baby through an unfavorable evolution of the pregnancy. Considering that not all individuals are equally likely to fall ill or die, not all pregnancies pose risks to the mother and child. Conclusion: Childbirth is a unique event, respect and appreciation for the experiences of each woman are fundamental to the period that involves the beginning of labor, delivery and birth, with the need to raise awareness of the professional who is giving birth to the way in which parturient prefer to live this moment. In this context, the participation of the obstetrical nurse is essential, since the practice of their care is of paramount importance to humanize care.