title: Obstetric triage: selected clinical management strategies by nurse-midwives in an academic tertiary facility.
abstract: Within the perinatal literature, there are few reports regarding obstetric triage. The documented use of advanced practice nurses performing obstetric triage is noted in some centers. The article documents the use of nurse-midwives in performing obstetric triage in an academic tertiary facility. Selected clinical scenarios are presented, and clinical management skills are delineated.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Menihan
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D014218:Triage