May 2025 Issue

Dear Labor and Delivery Nurses,

This month’s edition of The Perinatal Heartbeat comes with extra gratitude, admiration, and celebration — all for you.

As we honor National Nurses Week, we want to pause and recognize the profound impact you have on the world every single day. In labor and delivery, you are not just caregivers — you are steady hands in moments of fear, gentle encouragers in times of doubt, and witnesses to the first cries of new life. You are there for the first breath, the first embrace, the first heartbeat outside the womb.

Your work is filled with joy, pain, hope, and love — and through it all, you give your whole heart without hesitation. This week, and every week, we celebrate the incredible strength, skill, and spirit you bring to every birth story. Thank you for the countless ways you make a difference that words could never fully capture.

Happy Nurses Week — you are nothing short of extraordinary.

With heartfelt thanks.

Industry News & Resources

Rural mothers face unique challenges in breastfeeding support

Active management of the third stage of labor

Labor nurse begins her shift like any other—then her own baby arrives

Gen Z nurse quietly honors every baby she’s delivered—and her method is leaving people in tears

Why nurses are the true heroes of my 25-year medical journey

Labor & Delivery Nurse on What Surprised Her About Her Own Childbirth

America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025

Education & Webinars

Industry Webinar Opportunities

Synova’s Advanced Nurse Leader Certification (ANLC)

Clinical Concepts’ Free Webinar “Common Mistakes when Care Turns Critical”

National Perinatal Information Center

AWHONN: Expert Insights with Lisa A. Miller

March of Dimes professional Continuing Education

AWHONN upcoming Webinars

Perinatal Quality Improvement (PQI) Webinars

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Podcasts

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