by Juliana Parker | Feb 20, 2026 | Stories from the Field
After-hours OBGYN triage calls don’t stop when the office closes — they simply shift. If a practice does not use structured nurse triage, physicians hear these calls themselves. At midnight. At 3:17 a.m. Between deliveries. On weekends. On vacations. And what...
by Juliana Parker | Feb 16, 2026 | Stories from the Field
The midnight OB triage call came in at 12:18 a.m. Thirty-two weeks pregnant. First baby. Voice shaking. “I think something is wrong.” She had just woken up feeling damp. Not soaked — but enough to cause alarm. She wasn’t sure if her water had broken. She had mild...