Current Topics in Obstetric and Perinatal Nursing 2026

Current Topics in Obstetric and Perinatal Nursing 2026 is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Sep 20 - 27, 2026 at Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, Bayonne, New Jersey, United States of America.

Program Purpose:

• Human Trafficking
  • Discuss current trends in human trafficking.
  • Demonstrate how to screen for human trafficking.
  • Develop knowledge of resources for women during perinatal care.
• Supporting Individuals Identifying as LGTBQIA+/Gestational Carriers Define transgender perinatal care.
  • Describe LGTBQIA+ perinatal care.
  • Support gestational carriers within the LGTBQIA+ population.
  • Discuss legal aspects of transgender/ LGTBQIA+ perinatal care.
• Obstetric Hemorrhage
  • Develop knowledge of, screening for, diagnosis, early recognition, and prevention for obstetric hemorrhage.
  • Discuss evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
• Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy
  • Acquire skills to identify and prevent preeclampsia without severe features, preeclampsia with severe features, and eclampsia.
  • Recommend medications and treatments for hypertension in Pregnancy.
• Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Birth
  • Implement standardized admission criteria, triage management, education, and support for women presenting in spontaneous labor.
  • Describe standardized techniques of pain management and comfort measures that stimulate labor progress.
  • Recognize and treat dysfunctional labor patterns.
• Cardiac Conditions in Obstetrical Care
  • Develop knowledge of, screening for, diagnosis, early recognition and prevention, evidence-based pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
  • Assess for cardiac history during pregnancy.
  • Describe escalating warning signs for an imminent cardiac event.
  • Utilize standardized AIM cardiac risk assessment tools to identify cardiac risks.
• Substance Exposure
  • Describe screening assessment and care determination.
  • Determine treatment based on substance use and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
  • Marijuana and oxycodone use during pregnancy.
  • Implement transitional care.
  • Provide education for patients and staff.
• Perinatal Mental Health Conditions
  • Assess and treat for anxiety and depression in the perinatal population.
  • Initiate evidence-based non-pharmacological interventions and medication management.
  • Develop individualized treatment plan based on symptoms and assessment.
  • Analyze insulin resistance and its effect on mental health.
  • Build resiliency in the family unit.
• Sepsis in Obstetrical Care
  • Describe evidence-based measures to prevent infection.
  • Explain sepsis complications, early warning signs, and prevention strategies within the perinatal population.
• High Morbidity and Mortality Rates in Women of Color
  • Describe the morbidity and mortality rates of perinatal women of color.
  • Identify risk factors for women of color.
  • Synthesize strategies to reduce health disparities and morbidity and mortality rates of perinatal women of color.