Topics About 'Labor And Delivery'.

I've been a nurse about a year and work on a psychiatric unit. I thought this specialty was for me but now I don't think so. In school I really enjoyed L&D and women's health, I even did my preceptorship in school in L&D. I feel I would enjoy...

I clutched the phone. "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' no babies, Kels". "Please, Kylee," she begged. "We want you there". I couldn't say no after that. My sister in law accepted me with no hesitation when she started dating my brother. She wasn'...

The question to increase, maintain, or decrease Pitocin is a long-aged question, asked frequently by nurses working in labor and delivery areas. Even though this very question has been asked countless times over a multitude of years, there is st...

I was an insurance agent for many years but the voice that reminded me of my dream was always there. I think what took me so long to go back to school was fear. The fear that I may not pass and become a nurse. One day I was visiting my friend after s...

When I was a freshmen in high school, my friend’s mom was a Labor and Delivery nurse. She talked about her job often, and I always found her stories fascinating. I would ask tons of questions, and she noticed I was super interested in OB nursing so s...

She bled one month after a surgery done to keep her baby from coming out too soon. She had been on bed rest ever since the cerclage. Day and night, she holds on to her rosary, whispering a prayer every chance she gets. She talks to her baby while her...

George and MarthaNight time briskness slapped me in the face as I climbed in to my car for the familiar trek to work. It was my third scheduled night shift but only the first I had felt half way healthy enough to attend. I had called ahead to prepare...

"Good evening--may I have your name please, and can you tell me what brings you here tonight?'' "I'm Muriel Rabinowitz, a patient of Dr. Myers, and I'm in labor." She was very calm, so I was also as I searched the files for her prenatal rec...

Virtually every nurse has a story about a patient or family encounter that has changed them or their role in nursing forever. I’ve had many memorable encounters over the years, but one changed my career trajectory more than any other. I was work...

I have been seeing more and more heartbreaking articles like this one: https://www.wyff4.com/article/unvaccinated-woman-covid-19-emergency-c-section/37366515 Those of you working in OB... how are the Covid+ moms faring during delivery and t...

I am a second degree/career student who garduated with her BSN in December. I returned to school specifically and soley to pursue a career as a CNM/FNP. I feel a strong calling and passion for midwifery and primary/well care. I know I need at least o...