Table 2.

Themes, main categories, and subcategories

Theme	Main categories	Subcategories
Concept of obstetric triage	Obstetric triage nature	Duality of obstetric triage Dynamic of obstetric triage
	Obstetric triage process	Clinical assessment and decision making Prioritize mothers/ fetuses Resource and medical care allocation
	Obstetric triage philosophy	Providing the right treatment to the right patient at the right time and place
Structure of obstetric triage	Assessment criteria	Maternal criteria Fetal criteria Placenta/ amniotic fluid/ cord criteria
	Emergency grading	Number and name of levels Grading criteria
	Determining the appropriate location for patient guidance	Determining the appropriate location for patient guidance
	Initiation of diagnostic and therapeutic measures	Management of low risk mothers by triage midwives Initiation of diagnostic and therapeutic measure for high risk mothers by triage midwife
	Schedule for initial assessment and reassessment	Schedule for initial assessment Schedule for reassessment