BRIAN I AM A MALE NURSE AND HAVE WORKED IN LABOR AND DELIVERY FOR 3 YEARS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT AND CONSIDER MYSELF FORTUNATE TO HAVE HAD A TEACHER WHO PUSHED ME IN THAT DIRECTION. I AM NOT FARMILIAR WITH ANY OTHER NURSES IN MY POSITION BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT I HAD TO DO MY TIME ON A REHAB/MED-SURG FLOOR WHEN I GRADUATED SO I WOULD HAVE SOME NURSING BACKGROUND. THAT WAS 3 YEARS AGO. TODAY, NURSING STUDENTS SEEM TO HAVE MORE LEEWAY BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE. IF YOU LIKE THIS CLINICAL AREA AND WANT TO PURSUE IT, TALK TO YOUR TEACHER. I HOPE HE OR SHE WILL BE AS SUPPORTIVE AS MINE WAS. ALSO, THE NURSE/PATIENT RATIO IS 1/2 IN MOST CASES, AS DETERMINED BY AWHONN. GOOD LUCK PAUL