Labor and Delivery Nurses help bring people into the world every day. They care for women during labor and childbirth, monitoring the baby and the mother, coaching mothers and assisting doctors. As a Labor and Delivery Nurse, you’ll prepare women, and their families, for the stages of giving birth and help patients with breastfeeding after the baby is born.
Things You'll Do:
- Monitor the baby’s heart rate and mother’s blood pressure
- Time contractions
- Identify and assist with complications
- Help administer medications and epidurals
- Aid in inducing labor
- Prepare new mothers for before, during and after pregnancy
Your job characteristics:
- Fast-paced
- Multifaceted
- Structured
- Patient-facing
How You'll Get There
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Get YourNursing Diploma, Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
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Take elective courses in labor and delivery, in school.
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Pass YourTake elective courses in labor and delivery, in school.
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You can start working as a Registered Nurse, getting experience in labor and delivery.
More about becoming an RN › -
Get YourInpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB) certification through the National Certification Corporation
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Become aCertified Labor and Delivery Nurse
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