September 10, 2025CureusOpen Access

Effectiveness and Implementation of Obstetric Triage During Pregnancy and Childbirth: A Systematic Review

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

Discussion

Systematic review demonstrates improved outcomes in triage implementation across healthcare settings, indicating benefits for maternal-fetal care.

Standardized obstetric triage systems significantly improved care timeliness and staff competency.
In high-resource settings, triage systems reduced time to provider assessment, enhancing overall efficiency.
Tailored models in low-resource contexts cut median waiting times dramatically, despite ongoing systemic challenges.
Successful implementation is linked to effective staff training and the integration of workflows in varying organizational cultures.

Elsheikh et al. (2025) studied this question.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Systematic review demonstrates improved outcomes in triage implementation across healthcare settings, indicating benefits for maternal-fetal care.