Nursing in delivery room/ nursery?

I am thinking about going into the nursing field but I am only interested in working with babies and new mothers. Do you think i have a good chance of getting a good job in this department, if anyone has this job is it enjoyable, or high stress. What degree do i need for this job and how much will i make approx.

Also i have anxiety. Which is why i would not want to work with adults. I would be afraid of getting sick is this going to be a problem?

check in to the gynecology field, that would prime you for being able to work with labor and delivery. Once you have the know how you could even go into being a lactation consultant, teaching Lamaze classes and so on. Call your local doctors offices/hospitals and talk with the nurses one on one and see what first hand experience and advice they could offer you.

Also, you could think about going into a pediatrics office or the NICU in the hospital.

I'll just throw this out there too- would you be open to working in the social services field- that way you could still be working to help new families, children in danger and what not... but from the non-medical standing.

Tons of things to think about. If you are adamant about working in the medical field, then I would suggest you continue in nursing and that will open many doors for you.

Best of luck! :)

To be a nurse, you need a nursing degree- RN or LPN. RNs make more money.

But you say you have Anxiety, don't want to get sick, and don't want high stress. You don't want to be a nurse or try going to nursing school.

In nursing school, you have to complete classes on adults and children and even psych. And it is absolutely very stressful.

So you might want to try social work or something. Go take to a career coach.

Good luck.