Just finished OB rotation

I never saw a vag. birth and that was fine by me. I was fortunate enough to have excellent OB CIs that found other learning opportunities for me when the mommas didn't want me in the room. I never encountered a nurse on any of the units that was opposed to males working in OB(or at least they didn't tell me to my face). Overall, I'm glad it's done though...give me blood and guts and MIs all day long, but leave the amniotic fluid and vernix out of it.

A lot of your nursing school experiences, including the OB rotation, is going to depend upon your instructors, staff, and institution that surround you. Another big variable, maybe the biggest, is the attitude you carry with you into the learning opportunity.

My OB experiences was rather so-so. I observed C-sections and a vaginal birth, performed several infant and postpartum maternal assessments, and other various OB clinical activities. I had a superb clinical instructor and felt the nursing staff was rather neutral about my presence. I'm confident that I could have gotten more from this opportunity if I wanted to.

If someone demonstrates a sincere desire to learn, I think it would be hard for anyone to deny him or her.