Obstetric nursing involves assisting doctors with childbirth, caring for expecting mothers and newborns, and educating parents. Nurses' responsibilities include monitoring mothers' progress in labor, assisting with deliveries, assessing newborns for any issues, and teaching parents infant care before discharge. Complications like breech births may require c-sections, with nurses assisting doctors and evaluating babies after delivery. Obtaining a nursing degree and working in hospitals as an obstetric nurse is rewarding as nurses help bring new lives into the world and care for families during this experience.