Education continued as a subsidy for nursing in the context of natural children: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate from recent bibliographic productions the importance of continuing education used as a subsidy for nursing in the context of natural childbirth. Methods: This is an integrative literature review. The articles were searched between January and May 2021, in the following databases: LILACS, PUMED, SciELO, BDENF and VHL. The inclusion criteria used were: research articles published in the last five years, free original articles and articles in journals available in the selected databases, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. After searching and applying the inclusion criteria, 23 articles were selected to formulate the discussion. Results: The nurse plays an important role in educational activities; the training of this professional collaborates to improve care, ensuring their performance in the care and management scenario. The categories: Natural childbirth and nursing care; Delay in care: lack of continuing education was the focus of the analysis. Final considerations: Continuing education in nursing facilitates the improvement of practical performance and can also promote quality of care in natural childbirth.