As nurses we have the responsibility to advocate for our patient’s well-being. We reach out and help them during their suffering and pain. We intervene and instruct family members to support and assist the patient in their recovery and we delivery quality care in order to help our patient back to their feet and regain their optimum health conditions during discharge.

In the maternity and child ward where I work, the mothers that are in labor experience a kind of pain that is described as over the limits. A human body can bear only up to 45 Del unit of pain- but at the time of giving birth, a woman feels up to 57 Del unit of pain. Childbirth can be an intense event and strong emotions, both positive and negative, can be brought to the surface. A mother goes through different kinds of pain and as nurses we have the chance to reach out to our patients; not only can we support their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual needs but we can also give empowerment to the mother as a whole.

During our initial interaction, we establish rapport with our patients, gaining their trust in these times they need support the most. Psychological preparation may be beneficial during labor. To prepare the mother for what is to come and to assist them with the delivery of their newborn child. This is their transition from pregnancy to becoming a mother. To give them hope, that would bring something better with it, that after the delivery they will be able to carry their baby in their arms and surely things will get better in time.

We facilitate for the patient to be able to depend on their family members, to think about the future of their lives and the changes they will encounter, escape routes and pain relief for what they are going through, for the mom to be able to complete the delivery experience, confidence that others will be there when needed and the acknowledgement of her fears and moving forward towards its goal. We help the mother find meaning in the delivery experience and give as much support as we can.

It is common for mothers to experience baby blues after the delivery. We take responsibility, extending our skills to facilitate the recovery of each aspect of our patient’s needs and health. We use available resources and help we could get, using targeted intellectual approach by the nurse toward the patient’s situation. We use the therapeutic technique of listening. When we listen to what the patient is saying we are showing that we care about the patient’s feelings and problems. This refers to the nurse’s presence physically and psychologically.

It’s a cycle of using empathy, understanding, and patience. I saw how well the mother’s progress of healing and recovery hastens up with the support she gets from her nurses and family members. The mother becomes more independent, gaining more confidence and competence with self-care and child care. And when the time is right, they are ready to be discharged armed with the skills needed for home management, safety and wellbeing.