Nurse’s perception on birth squatting

Objective: to know the nurse’s perception on birth squatting. Methodology: this is about a descriptive and exploratory study, from qualitative approach in which participated four nurses of a hospital in Porto Alegre/RS. Interviews were semi-structured. After collecting the data were analyzed by subject, from which emerged the following themes: knowledge about the birth squatting and investigation of the physiological delivery vertical to horizontal. The survey was conducted in 2004, implementing to the Ethical Principles in accordance with Resolution 196/96 of the National Health and with Research Ethics Committee of the institution under study, in which the research project was approved in its respective protocol number 064/04. Results: it was noted that half of the respondents showed an interest in working with birth squatting because this mode allows a woman to be the center of the parturition process, since it's the same person driving the delivery, identifying the movements and know what the best position. Conclusion: it was also found that all subjects have little experience with birth squatting. Therefore, it is believed that health professionals should give the mothers the freedom to choose the position that suit every moment of his birth. Descriptors: nursing; natural childbirth; humanizing delivery; nurse's role.RESUMOObjetivo: conhecer a percepção do enfermeiro acerca do parto de cócoras. Metodologia: estudo descritivo e exploratório, de abordagem qualitativa, no qual participaram quatro enfermeiras de um hospital em Porto Alegre/RS. Utilizaram-se entrevistas semiestruturadas. Após a coleta os dados foram tratados por análise temática, da qual emergiram os seguintes temas: conhecimento acerca do parto de cócoras e averiguação do processo fisiológico do parto vertical em relação ao horizontal. Foram cumpridos os Princípios Éticos de acordo com a Resolução 196/96 do Conselho Nacional de Saúde e com o Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da instituição em estudo, no qual o projeto de pesquisa foi aprovado ...