Method of implementing evidence-based obstetric practices

The predominant model of childbirth care in Brazil is still characterized by the abusive or inappropriate use of obstetric interventions in all clinical periods of childbirth. It is known that these interventions can be prevented or reduced with the adoption of practices based on scientific evidence. Continuing education of professionals has been one of the methods used to improve health services. The effectiveness of these health education interventions has become an important field of scientific research in its own right. Ideally these interventions should be evidence-based as should clinical practice. This book summarizes experiences conducted in the maternity hospitals of Macapá and Santana in Amapá in an attempt to improve the clinical practice of nurses and doctors who work in direct labor and birth assistance.