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What design elements might have strengthened the study (e.g., a Constructivist perspective vs. a traditional GT approach instead of the situational analysis that the authors used)? Contribution to Emergency Nursing Practice There is no information in the literature about how emergency nurses manage obstetrical emergency care in care-limited environments. This is the first paper to describe emergency nurses' decision-making experiences in the context of care- limiting legislation. Appropriate care and advocacy for the pregnant or post- partum patient, especially in states with care-limiting laws, carry with them clinical, ethical, and legal implica- tions that should be addressed head on by both individ- ual nurses and by professional organizations. Abstract Introduction: Previous research describes a significant knowledge deficit in obstetrical care in emergency settings. In a post-Roe environment, additional medicolegal challenges are documented across the obstetrics and gynecology land- scape, but an understudied care setting is the emergency depart- ment, where patients may present to a practice environment where there is limited or no obstetrical care available. It is unknown how emergency nurses make decisions around these types of presentations. The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical decision-making processes of emergency nurses in the care of patients with.