Abstract
Objective: To conduct an integrative review of humanized delivery care, a subject of medical relevance. Methods: A literature review was performed by consulting scientific articles indexed in the electronic databases Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) published in the period. from 2000 to 2018 in the Portuguese and English languages. Results: In order to give back to women their role as protagonists during childbirth and to offer technical and humanized quality care, the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health proposed conducts to be recommended in this context. However, it is still seen the practice of unnecessary interventions that do not consider the scientific evidence or the individual, social and cultural characteristics of the parturient, leading to unfavorable perinatal results, as well as negative biopsychosocial repercussions for her. Final considerations: The pregnancy-puerperal cycle should be considered a natural and physiological event in which the health team respects the wishes of the parturient. It is necessary to implement and supervise humanized teaching practices and improve the quality of public health services.