title: [Obstetric Nurses: contributions to the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To characterize and analyze assistance to labor and delivery performed by residents in Obstetric Nursing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quantitative and retrospective study of 189 normal births attended by residents in Obstetric Nursing in the period between July 2013 and June 2014 in a maternity hospital located in the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul. Data collection took place by gathering information from medical records and the analysis was performed using descriptive statistics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found the wide use of non-invasive and non-pharmacological pain relief and freedom of position during labor. It is noteworthy that 55.6% of women have not undergone any obstetric intervention.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It was possible to identify that the Nursing Residency Program allows the reduction of obstetrical interventions, reflecting directly in the improvement of maternal health.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Thamiza da Rosa Dos
authors.initials: Tda R
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitário Franciscano, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zamberlan
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jacqueline Silveira de
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Quadros
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Jessica Torres
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Grasel
authors.affiliation: Hospital Municipal de São Pedro do Sul, São Pedro do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Adriana Subeldia Dos Santos
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Moro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D057217:Economic Development; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014480:United Nations; D055815:Young Adult