Maternal and newborn help

wonderbee, BSN, RN · Oct 13, 2004

Do you get to be part of a labor/delivery? That's pretty exciting.

I don't know what to tell you except that there are aspects of maternal/child that I find pretty boring too. I do like L&D though.

Tony35NYC · Oct 14, 2004

I know what you mean. I also found the OB theory to be extremely boring and I had to drag myself through it, but the clinical part of it, especially L&D, newborn, and NICU, were interesting. Most of the patients had good prenatal care and they were neither sick nor had any major postpartum complications so there wasn't much that needed to be done for them except to hang IVs, pass meds, and do basic patient comfort stuff.

I don't think there's anything more awesome than to watch a kid being born, and that part of OB was really cool.

twarlik · Oct 14, 2004

I can sympathize. I'm in OB right now and HATE it. I just keep telling myself that it will be over soon and that I will never have to do it again!

Sorry I don't have any advice for you. I could use some myself...

Good luck. :)

cherokeesummer · Oct 14, 2004

I'm doing OB now and enjoy it but there are parts that are not fun: 12 point maternal exams LOL!

Watching a c-section last clinical weekend was cool though! Have clnical again this weekend so we'll see what happens!

Fiona59 · Oct 14, 2004

Take each day one day at a time.

I really didn't want to do that clinical portion. Had kids of my own and vowed never to work in postpartum.

Flash foward three years, I was the only person in my grad class working in maternity. I actually enjoyed it. Most of my Mums were interesting women and there husbands quite nice. Cuddled the babies and left them in the nursery.

View each woman as your patient. Teach what you know about infant care. But look after the mother because once she leaves hospital she's on her own.