The nurse in the birth process: a strategy of care and humanization of child delivery

Abstract

In this article, we report the experiences next to the pregnant-womanmother in practice care provided in a family health strategy and a maternity hospital. The actions included: educational practices in hospital and community spheres. In this, we used the method of group-pregnant women and visiting the maternity in the last trimester. That assistance of nursing during the birth process, emphasizing their lead role. It is necessary to be more visible role for nurses in this process; the broadening of the debate on the rhetoric of humanization; overcoming resistances about its implementation; which requires intersectional arrangements in formation and professional acting; promotion of a critic-reflexive positioning of teachers, students, professionals and users regarding the urgent change of practices and current knowledge to the attention, still prevailing in the country, child delivery.