In Normal delivery process after 9 months, when active labor pain start, the baby

comes out of the mother’s uterus through the vagina. There is no surgery in this type of
delivery. Just a small incision or cut is made in down side of vagina so that the baby can
come out easily. The cut is then fixed again with stitches.

As a nurse, the first thing to do in assisting normal spontaneous delivery is of course

to gather the necessary equipment needed. The equipment includes, delivery bed that
supports the woman in a semi-sitting or lying in a lateral position, with removable stirrups,
stethoscope, blood pressure apparatus, body thermometer, sterile straight catheter, delivery
instruments (Obstetric pack), needle holder, artery forceps and clamp, sutures, sponge
forceps, sponges, sanitary pads/under pads.

For the next step, the first thing to do during the preparation in the pre-delivery of
the mother is to ensure her privacy. With this, we must close the doors and the curtains.
Next is to obtain and open emergency obstetric pack, as this will provide all the sterile
supplies needed for care of the mother and infant before and after delivery. After that, of
course, perform proper hand hygiene to prevent the spread of microorganisms. Then, put
on gloves, mask, gown, and goggles for infection control precaution. Then position the
mother to be ready for the delivery and care for the newborn. And of course this procedure
needs a sterile field so we must prepare or create a sterile field within the vaginal opening
of the mother.

It is also our responsibility as nurses to assist during the delivery of the baby. The thing that
I will always remember in here is to not pull the head of the baby when assisting the
delivery. Then, we must always keep the infant warm to prevent hypothermia. Then the
emergency care of mother post-delivery is to place the baby to mother’s breast as this helps
the baby to settle better and skin to skin can benefit them for months. Experts
recommended it for three months to full term babies and sex months to pre-birth babies.

All things I’ve mentioned above are the things that I have learned in the discussion
about assisting normal spontaneous delivery. I am very thankful to our clinical instructor for
sharing and imparting her knowledge to us regarding this matter. With that, all the things
I’ve learned from her will surely remain in me until the last and I’ll apply it when the time
comes that I’ll be assisting NSD and witness the beginning of life of a person.