LABOR AND DELIVERY NURSE TYPES OF MATERNITY NURSES
NURSING
roles
IN THE DELIVERY
•TRACK THE STRENGTH AND
IN THE DELIVERY ROOM,
DOCTORS AREN’T THE ONLY
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
PLAYING A VITAL ROLE IN
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF A BABY AND HIS OR HER
MOTHER.
Labor and delivery nurses
play a critical role in the
delivery and care of babies,
and usually assist the
doctor during childbirth.
As medical professionals,
nurses must be capable,
educated, and trained to
think critically, make
sound nursing judgments,
and act quickly.
JOB DUTIES:
• PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND
♡ Labor and delivery nurse- Cares for
mother and unborn babies
MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR THE
MOTHER DURING LABOR ♡ Scrub Nurse – Assists doctors in surgical
procedures by setting up the operating
•MONITOR THE VITALS OF BOTH
room, assisting with the surgery, and
moving the mother to the recovery room
THE FETUS AND THE MOTHER after delivery.
♡ Circulating Nurse – Assists in the
TIMING OF CONTRACTIONS
operating room outside the sterile area of
the surgery and manages the necessary care
inside the operating room.
•ASSIST THE DOCTOR DURING
♡ Postpartum Nurse – Cares for mothers
LABOR and newborns after delivery
• SUPPORT THE MOTHER DURING ♡ Charge Nurse – Nursing supervisor
DELIVERY responsible for making sure that nursing
care is delivered safely and that all patients
on the unit are receiving safe and
• ASSIST THE DOCTOR IF ANY appropriate care.
COMPLICATIONS ARISE
• MONITOR THE INFANT POST-
DELIVERY
• MONITOR FOR POTENTIALLY
DANGEROUS COMPLICATIONS OF
MEDICATIONS COMMONLY GIVEN
DURING LABOR AND DELIVERY.
• COMMUNICATE WITH THE
DOCTOR TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND
ACCURATE INFORMATION.
• PREPARE FOR CESAREAN (C-
SECTION) DELIVERY, INCLUDING
EMERGENCY C-SECTIONS.
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FROM 30 SECONDS TO 3 MINUTES DRESSED THE BABY AND KEEP THE BABY
WRAPPED UNDER THE INFANT WARMER/DROPLIGHT
OR BESIDES THE MOTHER ACCORDING TO

BORN

INSTITUTIONAL POLICY.

DOCUMENT PERTINENT OBSERVATIONS AND

NURSING CARE DONE.

CARE
NEWBORN VITAL SIGN

FROM 3 MINUTES TO 90 MINUTES

STANDARD
PROCEDURE
TIME-BOUND
CHRONOLOGICALLY BENEFITS OF ESSENTIAL
NEWBORN CARE
ORDERED IMMEDIATE AND THOROUGH DRYING
PROTOCOL DEVELOP - STIMULATE THE BABY TO BREATH
BY DOH FROM 90 MINUTES TO 6 HOURS - PREVENT HYPOTHERMIA AND INFECTION
PERFORMS ROUTINE PROPERLY TIMED CORD CLAMPING AND
NEWBORN CARE
CUTTING
ADAPT THE WEIGH THE NEWBORN - PREVENT ANEMIA
INTERNATIONAL CHECK AND RECORD THE
ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENT - LOWER RATE OF INTRAVENTRICULAR
HEMORRHAGE.
EVIDENCED-BASED CHECKS AND RECORD THE
NEWBORN'S VITAL SIGNS
STANDARD SET BY ADMINISTERS THE FOLLOWING
SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT AND NON-
SEPARATION OF
WHO VACCINATIONS NEWBORN AND MOTHER
 VITAMIN K 1MG VIA IM INTO THE LATERAL - PROMOTE BONDING BETWEEN MOTHER AND
ADDRESS MDG: ANTERIOR THIGH OR VASTUS LATERALIS
CHILD
- OVERALL SUCCESS OF BREASTFEEDING
REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY HEPATITIS B VACCINE 0.5ML VIA
IM INTO THE LATERAL ANTERIOR THIGH OR
VASTUS LATERALIS.
- ALLOWS COLONIZATION WITH MATERNAL
SKIN FLORA
BCG VACCINE 0.1ML VIA ID ON - PROTECTION FROM HYPOGLYCEMIA
THE RIGHT DELTOID (IF AVAILABLE)

HEALTH PROMOTION
NURSING ROLES DURING PREGNANCY
ON PREGNANCY
Nurses help mothers who are
expecting, to avoid and recognize
health problems that might present
before, during, or after birth.
The nurses work closely with
parents throughout the gestation
period. They might care for children
in academic settings, help parents
FOODS TO AVOID OR
connect with local resources, and LIMIT IN PREGNANCY
teach breastfeeding techniques or
parenting skills.
COMPONENTS OF NUTRITION
CALORIE – average is 2,200 to 2,500
PROTEIN – 71g daily(meat, poultry, fish,
Self-care needs
1. Bathing
yogurt, eggs and milk)
2. Breast Care – wear firm, FAT – essential for new cell growth
supportive bra with wide (omega-3 fatty acid, peanut, omega-3
straps
infused eggs)
3. Dental Care – adequate
brushing VITAMIN
4. Perineal Hygiene MINERAL – necessary for building new
5. Clothing cells in fetus
6. Sexual activity
FIBER – prevents constipation during
Exercise – swimming, yoga
Sleep – left-sided Sim’s pregnancy
position FLUID – 8 glasses of fluid daily
WEIGHT GAIN
Employment
11.3 to 15.8 kgs (25 to 35 lb)
BMI – body mass index
Foods that may spread Underweight - <18.5
bacteria (raw eggs, milk, Normal – 18.5 to 24.9
seafood. Alcoholic beverages, Overweight – 25.0 to 29.9
fish with high mercury content, Obese - > or equal to 30.0
supplements for weight loss,
soft unpasteurized cheese)
Foods with caffeine (daily
intake of over 3 cups per day
may interfere with fertility;
caffeine has also been
associated with an increased
risk for miscarriage)