Perinatal Nursing
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialists work within acute and ambulatory care settings, and may specialize in maternity nursing, maternity-newborn nursing, or neonatal nursing. Many families experience stress both before and after a child is born, and the Perinatal CNS provides education and support for these families in order to try and minimize this stress. A Perinatal CNS must be able to address both psychosocial and physiological difficulties that may arise during this time.