NCC Celebrates Perinatal Nurses Everywhere! Happy Perinatal Nurses Week – October 10-16, 2024 September 23, 2024

Since the emergence of professional perinatal nursing as a specialty in the mid-19^th century, the focus has been on supporting, safeguarding, and educating childbearing families. In a healthcare system where induction of labor is still a regular practice, the childbirth process is “medicalized” by frequent intervention, operative birth rates remain a concern, and high maternal morbidity and mortality rates persist, perinatal nurses have been at the forefront of patient safety and family-centered care.

Nurses are leaders with a responsibility to pave the way for continued improvement in perinatal nursing. This privilege requires perinatal nurses to constantly think outside the box, embrace change, and seek out opportunities for personal growth and learning.

Florence Nightingale once said, “Let us consider that we are never done as nurses…we must be learning all of our lives.”  Nightingale was a leader who demonstrated a passion for nursing with a commitment to speak out, educate and change health care. Perinatal nurses share this same passion and demonstrate this same commitment to the patients and families they serve. 

NCC honors all nurses and health care providers who provide compassionate, high-quality care to patients during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. We are pleased to recognize all perinatal nurses who have demonstrated expertise in their field and their dedication to life-long learning by becoming certified nurses.

Happy Perinatal Nurses Week!!