title: Telephonic nursing: empowering patients at risk for preterm birth.
abstract: Telephonic nursing is an innovative approach to providing prevention-focused care to patients at risk for preterm birth. Telephonic nursing includes case management and direct care services. A focus on health promotion supports client empowerment in self-care and decision making during the high-risk pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011247:Pregnancy; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk / Q000523:psychology*; D013689:Telephone