Any delivery room nurses out there??

[marcygrace]

Hi! I've been thinking about where I want to specialize when I graduate, and I believe that I would really enjoy working in the delivery room. I was hoping that someone that has worked there could tell me what the duties/responsibilities are for that specific area, and things that they really enjoy/ really dislike about that position. Thank you!

[teensmom]

It's called Labor and Delivery and it's really hard work. Very physical and also stressful-as are most nursing jobs. You are taking care of 2 patients, one is invisible (the unborn baby). I liked it because there is no greater feeling than being a part of a wonderful birth, the family will remember forever.

But the down side is there can be complications, I have done non-stress tests and found no heartbeat-that is the worst. You are constantly watching the fetal monitor & your heart plunges every time the baby's heart rate does. More often than not, the baby is fine but it is stressful.

[OB-nurse2013, BSN, RN]

If you go under specialities there is an OB section and where you can read a lot about OB/Maternal nursing. If you are a nursing student or soon to be you will have a rotation in labor and delivery. I have had mine and really loved it.