Enfermagem e a prática da episiotomia: uma revisão

Abstract

Objective: to know the scientific production of nursing, about the practice of episiotomy and exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, in the national context. Method: this is a narrative review of the literature operationalized from the search in the Virtual Health Library in the LILACS and MEDLINE databases. Selected studies were available in full, in the form of a scientific article, located through two intersections of the descriptors episiotomy and nursing and after the key words strengthening and pelvic floor, published in the period from 1996 to 2019. Results: we identified 24 articles that indicate the justifications and repercussions of the episiotomy, through this emerged two categories: the performance of obstetric nursing in the reduction of the practice of episiotomy & episiotomy and primiparity: justifications and repercussions of the inappropriate practice. Final considerations: obstetric nursing plays a key role in perineal preparation for the reduction of misuse of episiotomy.