Objective: to describe the actions recommended by the Carioca Stork Program for assistance to pregnant women and identify whether the implementation of this program had repercussions on the assistance from the perspective of the nursing team. Methods: descriptive study with a qualitative approach, conducted in a public maternity hospital. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four obstetric nurses and seven nursing auxiliaries who work at the obstetric center of this maternity hospital. We used the technique of thematic content analysis. Results: the study categories were: Qualification of the hospital obstetric care, care and professional repercussions from the Carioca Stork Program. Conclusion: the nursing staff considered that the implementation of the program brought improvements in childbirth care, favored women’s rights and the performance of obstetric nursing in the municipal health network.