Maternal+Child+Nurse.

A maternal-child nurse is registered nurses (RNs) who specialize in the treatment of both childbearing women and their offspring. A maternal nurses the nursing specialty that deals with the care of woman throughout their pregnancy and childbirth and care of their newborn children. Maternal nurse care for the mother and child while the stay at the hospital and they help the first times mothers on bathing their child and tips on feeding their infants. They also help the mother fell like her and her child are in a very safe place and are well cared for. As a maternal nurse you must be prepared to be on call 24 hours a day for 7 days of the week. A Maternal nurse is not only responsible before the childbirth but after wards also. Overall, maternity nursing focuses on the well being of the mother and child.
 * [[image:images-1.jpeg align="right"]]Job Description **** Maternal Child nurse: **
 * Educational Requirements: **
 * Registered Nursing degree - approximately 4 years
 * Associate Degree in Nursing - 2 to 3 years in college
 * Diploma in nursing - 3 years in a nursing training program
 * Other diploma or degree in related nursing fields.


 * Colleges or Universities Programs of Study:**
 * Medical University of South Carolina **
 * Wayne State University **
 * University of Pennsylvania **
 * Case Western Reserve University **


 * Salary Range:** The salary for a maternal nurse is about ** $66,000 ** a year**.**


 * Future Job Outlook**: T he job Outlook for a maternal nurse is growing as the birth rate increases.

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I n the health care field I would like to be a maternal child nurse because, I would like to work with babies. I have always wanted to become a maternal child nurse and I have had some experience with infants but there is more out there to know. There are many schools that you can attend to anything with a good medical program. This is a well-paid job. This job is also what I want because I don’t have to be in school for to long but yet its what I want to do and I can support myself. There would be job opening as the birth rate goes up so does the opening for this job.
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