Checking the mother's heart rate, blood pressure, cervix for dilation, the baby's heart rate, and being there for the mother during labor. After labor they take care of the baby and they help the mother recover
They work up to 12 hour shifts because labor is very very long.
Hourly rate-$22.96 - $43.05 overtime- $17.50 - $58.12 bonus- $250.00 total pay- $47,892 - $92,430
The dress codes are either scrubs or a doctor coat, comfortable walking shoes, preferably your hair pulled back, tattoos covered, and not a lot of jewelry showing but you can have a bracelet, a wedding ring or so, or a bracelet, also have your necessities on you; a thermometer, a Stethoscope, a pen, ect
It would be hard because if people would stop having so many babies, we wouldn't need this career as much. But since there are so many babies being born each day, we need many maternity nurses.
I don't see this career changing much, babies are still going to be born each year and we will still need this career.
This career is often needed in hospitals and small medical departments so they are the ones offering this position.
We need this job. Without maternity nurses, babies wouldn't be here and we wouldn't be here. The world would be a darker place and be so unhappy.
This is a great fit for me because I love medical stuff and I love babies. I've been there for all my aunts and cousins during their pregnancies and at the hospital the day of the delivery so this is a great fit.