Tecnologias do cuidado na enfermagem obstétrica: contribuição para o parto e nascimento / Tecnologías del cuidado en la enfermería obstétrica: contribución para el parto y nacimiento / Care technologies in obstetric nursing: contribution for the delivery and birth
ABSTRACT Objective to identify the care technologies used by obstetric nurses in a Normal Birth Center. Method a descriptive study, performed at the Normal Birth Center of a maternity hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with eighteen obstetric nurses, using semi-structured interviews between June and September 2016. The data collected were submitted to thematic type content analysis. Result the obstetric nurse uses non-pharmacological methods such as a spray bath, massage, Swiss ball, horse, aromatherapy, music therapy, free movement, warm environment and presence of the companion, as care practices together with the women. Conclusion the use of care technologies allows obstetric nurses to valorize humanized practices in the context of the delivery and birth.