ABSTRACT
Objective
To analyze the conceptions of post-graduate obstetric nurses from the residency course on the training and practice in normal childbirth care.
Method
Qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research with 13 obstetric nurses in two public maternity hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data collected by individual, semi-structured interview and hermeneutic-dialectic analysis.
Results
Despite the contradictions and dichotomies present in the training process, it was found that there was a breakthrough in knowledge and professional practice, which enabled the constitution of an integrative obstetric praxis, aware of the humanized principles in normal childbirth care, supporting the creation of new paths for obstetric nurses.
Conclusion and implications for practice
Residency training generated security for nurses in their care praxis, contributing to the social, cultural and political reformulation of the interventionist obstetric model. Residency involves a new and challenging training modality for nursing care in this area, requiring specific and ethical knowledge. The study highlights the need for the inclusion of post-graduate obstetric nurses in the practice of usual risk childbirth care, expanding the field of action of these professionals.
Keywords:
Women’s health; Obstetric Nurses; Natural childbirth; Education in Nursing