The Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) module educates perinatal nurses about obstetric triage basics—the meaning of triage in obstetrics, the nurse’s role, and the benefits of using a systematic approach to improve the process of triage and outcomes factoring in social determinants of health, health equity, and implicit bias.

The Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) is a five-level acuity index for nurses to apply to their maternal and fetal nursing assessments when a woman presents to an obstetric unit for care in order to classify a woman’s acuity and prioritize the women’s urgency for provider evaluation based on acuity.

AWHONN has developed the Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI), a tool that provides a standardized approach to obstetric triage. The MFTI is a five-level obstetric acuity tool for nurses to use when they triage a woman presenting for care to a birth unit in order to prioritize the woman's urgency for provider evaluation.

The Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) is an evidence-based obstetric triage tool that improves care delivery by expediting emergency screening examinations and contact with health care providers. High adherence to an MFTI protocol provides an optimal environment for favorable maternal–fetal health outcomes.

Classifying acuity gives you valuable data! Over 100 nurses, physicians and midwives contributed to developing the MFTI! • Does the woman or fetus have STAT/PRIORITY 1 vital signs? lifesaving intervention? Is birth imminent? have URGENT/PRIORITY 2 vital signs? OR. unrelated to contractions? OR. Is this a high-risk situation?

The Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) (Ruhl et al., 2015) offers a standard method of assigning an acuity score to pregnant women presenting to the hospital for care. It is thought to be the first OB triage acuity tool validated for multidisciplinary use (Ruhl et al.). The MFTI uses a five-tiered approach to categorizing acuity.

2015年11月13日 · The MFTI includes specific descriptions of the signs and symptoms with which women may present during all trimesters of pregnancy. Based on these symptoms, nurses assign one of five acuity levels to the woman and/or fetus. A brief video with additional details on the MFTI tool is available on YouTube.

2020年2月19日 · This standardized approach helps nurses prioritize the woman’s urgency for provider evaluation. AWHONN’s Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) is the first obstetric acuity tool designed by a professional society for use across the US. Further information about Hospital-Based Triage of Obstetrics Patients can be found here. Learn More

2019年2月1日 · The MFTI triage tool is superior at triaging pregnant women who are greater than 16 weeks gestation. This is due to the inclusion of fetal heart rate, meaning not only is the mothers health taken...