In the News In the News: about Babies In the News: for Nurses In the News: ‘Wimpy White Boy Syndrome’: How Racial Bias Creeps Into Neonatal Care October 20, 2017November 28, 2017 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 2461 Views 0 Comment babies, disparities, news, racial Anyone who has worked in a NICU has heard this phrase… Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
For Parents... Spotlight for Parents Spotlight on Babies: Watch This Baby Mimic Her Momma! April 14, 2016April 23, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 2235 Views 0 Comment awww, babies, oooh, spotlight It is impossible to watch this without smiling. Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
In the News In the News: about Babies In the News: for Women In the News: Some Babies are Just Easier Than Others @NYTimes March 19, 2016March 27, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 2050 Views 0 Comment babies, in the news, mom, nurse, parent No one knows more than a woman who has had more than one baby that each child is different! Some Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Random Thank You for Loving #nurseswomenbabies! August 13, 2015 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 1678 Views 1 Comment babies, charity, donation, nurses, thank, women, you Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Random Spotlight for Nurses – Prudential Uniforms August 7, 2015April 12, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 2898 Views 11 Comments babies, contest, newborn, nurse, nursing, patients, product, review, scrubs, women Recently, I was approached by Prudential Overall Supply and asked if I would review a pair of scrubs. I happily Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
For Nurses... Random Nurses and Their Healing Hands May 8, 2015March 12, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 4355 Views 11 Comments babies, birth, core, delivery, labor, nurse, nursing, patient, patients, pregnancy, pregnant, woman, women My mom’s been a nursery nurse for almost 40 years. Her hands look older than their time. They’re soft like Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
For Nurses... Random Just Another Cesarean Delivery in OB March 25, 2015April 18, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 16880 Views 56 Comments babies, baby, core, delivery, labor, mom, nurse, nursing, OB, OR, patient, student, woman It didn’t take me long to fall in love with labor and delivery. As a new graduate nurse, I was enamored Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
For Nurses... For Parents... Labor & Delivery Random Hospitals and Home Births, According to a Labor and Delivery Nurse February 27, 2015March 12, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 7003 Views 21 Comments AWHONN, babies, baby, birth, breastfeeding, children, core, delivery, family, home, home birth, homebirth, labor, labor and delivery, mom, mother, newborn, nurse, nurses, nursing, OB, obstetrics, patient, patients, postpartum, pregnancy, pregnant Home births are more common and popular in different areas of the United States. Honestly, my knowledge of home births Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
For Nurses... Nursing Humor Random The Worst Things I’ve Heard as a Nurse in Labor and Delivery January 9, 2015March 12, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 6714 Views 28 Comments babies, baby, core, delivery, labor, labor and delivery, mom, mother, nurse, nursing, OB, obstetrics, pregnancy, woman This is only the beginning. I could write a book on all of the crazy things said in labor and Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
For Nurses... For Parents... Labor & Delivery Random The Miracle of Labor and Delivery November 3, 2014March 12, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 5577 Views 21 Comments babies, baby, birth, core, nurse, nursing, pregnant I wanted to repost this today, because today would have been the photographer’s 33rd birthday. Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
For Nurses... Random If You’re a Nurse, Be Someone’s Superhero October 3, 2014April 13, 2016 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 5219 Views 17 Comments babies, baby, core, delivery, labor, nurse, nursery, nursing, OB, superhero When I initially graduated from nursing school, I thought I wanted to be a nursery nurse. When I got hired Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Blogging to Baby Friendly Keeping Moms and Babies Together May 6, 2014 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 3199 Views 7 Comments babies, baby, friendly, health, labor, mom, mother, nursing, obstetrics, steps, ten, Texas Every time I go to a conference, or do a project, I realize that it doesn’t matter what hospital you’re Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
Blogging to Baby Friendly Labor & Delivery Skin-to-Skin After Cesarean Delivery May 5, 2014 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 4253 Views 7 Comments babies, baby, cearean, delivery, labor, nurses, obstetrics, operating room, OR, skin-to-skin As a nurse, I think we all know the benefits of skin-to-skin contact immediately after delivery. But Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more
For Nurses... My Favorite Links My Favorite Links Professional Development the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses February 8, 2014 Adventures of a Labor Nurse 1674 Views 0 Comment AWHONN, babies, health, wellness, women Association of Women’s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Every single obstetrical nurse should be a part of their professional organization. Be a part of a delivery and share with friends:PrintTumblrFacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestRedditEmailLike this:Like Loading... Read more