Certifications and Resources for Perinatal Professionals! July 15, 2026
Your patients depend on your specialized knowledge – certification validates that knowledge!
Over 157,000 perinatal professionals have earned their NCC certification!
| CORE Nursing and APRN Certifications: | Multidisciplinary Subspecialty Certifications: |
| Inpatient Antepartum Nursing (RNC-IAP) tests the specialty knowledge of nursing professionals who provide a coordinated approach to care, continued risk assessment, and psychosocial support to hospitalized pregnant women during the antepartum period. |
Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM®) Earned by more than 56,750 health care professionals, the Electronic Fetal Monitoring certification examination tests the specialty knowledge of those who utilize electronic fetal monitoring and interpret data obtained to assess fetal status and provide care for mothers and their babies. |
| Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB®) certification validates the specialty knowledge of nurses who care for hospitalized pregnant women during the antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn periods. Including knowledge of fetal assessment, treatment, and management of pregnancy complications, and an understanding of labor and birth, recovery, postpartum, and newborn care. | Obstetric Emergencies (C-OBE)+ Developed at the request of over 6,500 obstetric multidisciplinary health professionals, the Obstetric Emergencies certification examination tests the specialty knowledge of those who assess, identify, manage, and treat obstetric and postpartum emergencies, which require prompt medical attention to ensure the safety of the mother and baby. |
| Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN®) was created for mother/baby nurses who provide care to the childbearing family within hospital, outpatient or community settings and can develop and implement an individualized plan of care for the childbearing family, by assessing their physical, psychological and sociocultural status. | Reproductive Health and Infertility (C-RHI)+ The C-RHI certification tests the specialty knowledge those who provide education, counseling, support, and direct care to patients seeking assistance with reproductive health, infertility and assisted reproductive technology. |
| Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC®) provides an entry-level, competency-based examination for nurses who have completed an accredited NP program in the role of a Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner providing obstetric, gynecologic and primary care to women within inpatient and outpatient settings. | Obstetric and Neonatal Quality and Safety (C-ONQS) was created for health care professionals who practice, develop and/or implement Q&S initiatives, educate and train teams in Q&S practices, advocate for resource needs, and apply recognized methods to design and implement sustainable Q&S initiatives. |
| NCC certifications are nationally accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and Magnet™ Approved! +New certification, not accredited |
Practice experience is not an eligibility requirement for subspecialty certification - test whenever you are ready! |
Specifically created for those contemplating certification, NCC preview tests provide familiarity with the testing format and the nature of questions asked on a NCC certification examination. Each preview test is like a mini NCC exam, providing 30 questions covering the content areas that will be tested on the actual NCC certification examination.
 Affordable and convenient Continuing Education for licensure or certification. • 5 CE hours for $19 and 15 CE hours for $39 • Open-Book - consult reading materials during post-test • Immediate results and CE certificate • CE certificates do not expire! Learn More |
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 FREE resources recommended by experts in the field |
 NCC-QualityandSafety.org along with a downloadable Perinatal Patient Safety presentation. |