HEALTH EDUCATION AS A HUMANIZATION STRATEGY FOR NORMAL HOSPITAL BIRTH AND DELIVERY OF PAIN WITH NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL METHODS: EXPERIENCE REPORT

Introduction: In the past, the obstetric practices adopted in maternity wards adopted an interventionist character, marked by authoritarianism. With the objective of assuring women the right to reproductive planning, humanized attention to pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, the Federal Government established the Network Stork within the SUS (Unic Health System). One of the main objectives of the National Guidelines for Assistance to Normal Labor, updated in March 2017, is to reduce unnecessary interventions in the process of attending normal childbirth and, consequently, its injuries. Objectives: To show the perspective of nursing students regarding nursing care for pregnant women in labor. Methodology: This is an experience report by students in the discipline of Clinical Teaching in Women’s Health, undergraduate course in Nursing of Faculdade Estacio de Alagoas – FAL, Jatiuca campus, from August to December 2017. Results: It was possible to put into practice the techniques of care acquired in the classroom, ranging from the importance of emotional and psychological support to adopting measures that aimed to reduce pain and promote comfort. Conclusions: Although there are ordinances aimed at the humanization of childbirth care, the nurses still employ interventionist practices of a violent nature. Therefore, it is imperative that guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health be followed in all areas, since once these measures have been adopted, the quality of childbirth care improves considerably, as does the experience of childbirth from the point of view of the patient.