NCC offers the only OB and Antepartum national certifications available. June 28, 2024
Learn more about these important certifications for perinatal nurses who provide care to hospitalized pregnant women.
Earn your certification and demonstrate your advanced knowledge in caring for vulnerable expecting mothers!
Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB) Certification:
Nationally accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and Magnet Approved!
This certification demonstrates the specialty knowledge of obstetrical nurses in fetal assessment, pregnancy complications, labor and birth, recovery, postpartum and newborn care, primarily focusing on the care of pregnant women after 20 weeks of gestation through discharge.
Earn your RNC-OB® certification today and join more than 70,500 of your nursing colleagues.
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View the complete content for the Inpatient Obstetric Nursing certification in the RNC-OB® Candidate Guide.
Take a Preview Test! It will help you assess your readiness for RNC-OB® certification. Preview tests will familiarize you with the exam format and the questions cover the same content areas as the actual exam.
Inpatient Antepartum Nursing* (RNC-IAP) Certification:
Nationally accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies (NCCA) and Magnet Approved!
This exam tests the specialty knowledge needed to care for women with pregnancy complications that cannot be managed on an outpatient basis.
Demonstrate your advanced knowledge of antepartum care with NCC's RNC-IAP certification! Be one of the first in your unit to earn this new certification.
[learn more or register]
View the complete content for the Inpatient Antepartum Nursing certification in the RNC-IAP Candidate Guide.
Take a Preview Test! It will help you assess your readiness for RNC-IAP certification. Preview tests will familiarize you with the exam format and the questions cover the same content areas as the actual exam.