title: Preterm labor: role of the nurse practitioner.
abstract: The nurse practitioner may play a pivotal role in diagnosing preterm labor through risk assessment and physical exam. While treatment and management of preterm labor are usually beyond the nurse practitioner's scope of practice, they can play an important role in preventing preterm birth through assessment, action, or advocacy.
authors.affiliation: Jennifer Doyle is an outreach education coordinator and advanced practice nurse and Angela Silber is chief of maternal-fetal medicine at Summa Health System, Akron City Hospital, Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doyle
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silber
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000451:nursing; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment