OBSTETRICS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF PSYCHOSOCIAL OUTCOMES IN: PREGNANT WOMEN, PARTURIENTS AND PUERPERAL WOMEN: LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

The role of an obstetrician plays the emphasis on the complete cycle of pregnancy and childbirth of women is due not only to the provisions of professional sports legislation, but also to the characteristics of their training. In practice, care for pregnant women, newborns and newborns can be provided in a more natural, humane and less intrusive way, focusing on the woman as the protagonist of childbirth. Nurse midwives may provide prenatal and postnatal consultations to low-risk patients in primary healthcare settings. This is a comprehensive literature review study. Articles were identified for the inclusion criteria: articles published between 2007 and 2023 (those years), in English and Portuguese and indexed in the following databases: Nursing Database (BDENF), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO ), PubMed, Latin American Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS). The data was processed through thematic analysis and the categories were highlighted: professional qualification in women's care, obstetric nurses promoting safe motherhood and essential care - specific circumstances and contexts. Based on the experience of obstetric nurses and the analysis of the results of the bibliographic search, a limited number of articles were found related to the implementation and performance of obstetric nurses in primary care and, therefore, sample volume. Additionally, there is a lack of specific protocols or regulations regarding what primary care professionals do. The lack of publications highlights the need to expand the role of obstetric care in primary care through dissemination by a women's health specialist.