Becoming a Labor & Delivery Nurse: Required Courses & Prerequisites

Prerequisites:

* Bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)

* RN licensure

* Experience in a labor and delivery unit

* CPR certification

Required courses:

* Maternal-Fetal Nursing

* Advanced Maternity Care

* Obstetrical Ultrasound

* Neonatal Resuscitation

* Women's Health

* Pharmacology

Elective courses:

* Labor and Delivery: Complications

* Cesarean Section: Care of the Mother and Newborn

* High-Risk Pregnancy and Childbirth

* Adolescent Pregnancy

* Perinatal Bereavement

* Breastfeeding

* Childbirth Education

Continuing education:

* Nurses must complete continuing education hours to maintain their RN licensure. Some states require nurses to take continuing education hours in specific topics, such as labor and delivery.