AROM
Artificial rupture of membrane
BM
Bowel movement
BPD
Biparietal diameter or brinchopulmonary dysplasia
BMP
Beats per minute
BS
Breath or bowel sounds
BSE
Breast self examination
BST (BSST)
Breast (self) stimulation test
BTL
Bilateral tube ligation
CMV
Cytomegalovirus
CNM
Certified nurse midwives
CPD
Cephalopelvic disproportion
C/S
C section
C/S w/BTL
Cesarean section with bilateral tubal ligation
CST
Contraction stress test
CVS
Chorionic villus sampling
D & E
Dilation and curettage
Decel
Deceleration of the fetal heart rate
Dil
Dilation (measured in centimeters)
DTR
Deep tendon reflex
EBL
Estimated blood loss
EDB (EDC/EDD)
Estimated date of birth (confinement or delivery)
EFM
Electronic fetal monitoring
Epis
Episiotomy (characterized as midline ML, or mediolateral)
FAS
Fetal alcohol syndrome
FAVD
Forceps assisted vaginal delivery
FECG
Fetal electrocardiogram (same as FSE)
FGR
Fetal growth restriction
FF
Fundus firm (documented in relation to umbilicus; i.e. FF 1 increase U, or FF at U)
FH
Fundal height
FHR (FHT)
Fetal heart rate (tones)
FHRP
Fetal heart rate pattern
FM
Fetal movement
FSE
Fetal scalp electrolyte (same as FECG)
FSH
Follicle stimulating hormone
FTP
Failure to progress
G (gravid)
Grab beta (pregnancy)
GA
Gestational age
GBS
Group B streptococcus (a beta-hemolytic strep)
GDM
Gestational diabetes mellitus (differentiated from DM-diabetes mellitus)
GP (GTPAL)
Gravida, para (gravida, term, preterm, abortion, living – systems of recording obstetrical history)
GYN
Gynecology
HBsAg
Hepatitis B surface antigen
HCG
Human chorionic gonadotrophin
HELLP
HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets)
HPL
Human placental lactogen
HPV
Human papilloma virus
HSV
Herpes Symplex virus
IDDM
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (typically refers to type one, not gestational diabetes)
IDM
Infant of diabetic mother
IUD
Intrauterine device
IUFD
Intrauterine fetal death (demise)
IUGR
Intrauterine growth restriction
IUP
Intrauterine pregnancy
IUPC
Intrauterine pressure catheter
LBW
Low birth weight
LDR (LDRP)
Labor, delivery, recovery (postpartum)
LGA
Large for gestational age (greater than the 90th percentile)
LH
Luteinizing hormone
LMP
Last menstrual period
LOA (LOP, LOT)
Left occiput anterior (posterior, transverse)
L/S
Lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio
MAS
Meconium aspiration syndrome
MEC
Mecinium (As in mec stained amniotic fluid)
MSAFP
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein
Multip
Multiparous
NBS
Newborn screening (a test that screens for many diseases including PKU)
NEC
Necrotizing enterocolitis
NTE
Neutral thermal environment
NST
Nonstress test
NSVD
Normal sterile (spontaneous) vaginal delivery
OA (OP, OT)
Occiput anterior (posterior, transverse)
OB
Obstetrics
OCT
Oxytocin challenge test
OFC or FOC
Occipital frontal circumference
0GTT
Oral glucose tolerance test (either a one hour or a three hour test)
P
Para: it’s in the sequence TPAL means preterm as in term, preterm, abortion, living
P C/S
Primary (first) cesarean section or C – section
Pap smear
Papanicolaou smear
PDA
Patent.arteriosus
PIH
Pregnancy induced hypertension
Pit
Pitocin (oxytocin)
PKU
Phenylketonuria
PMI
Point of maximal impulse
PPHN
Persistent pulmonary hypertension
Primp
Primparous
PROM (PPROM)
Premature rupture of membranes (preterm PROM)
PTL
Preterm labor
PUBS
Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling
R C/S
Repeat cesarean section or C – section (has had one or more previous C/S)
REEDA
Redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge, approximation
RDS
Respiratory distress syndrome
ROA (ROP, ROT)
Right occiput anterior (posterior, transverse)
RPR
Rapid plasma reagin (screening test for syphilis; VDRL is another)
RSV
Respiratory syncytial virus
SGA
Small for gestational age (below the 10th percentile)
SROM
Spontaneous rupture of membranes
ST I (STD)
Sexually transmitted infection (disease)
SVD
Spontaneous vaginal delivery (not assisted with any mechanical means)
SVE
Sterile vaginal exam
T
Term; as in the TPAL sequence term, preterm, abortion, living
Toco
Tocodynamometer (Device to measure uterine contractions using and EFM)
TOLAC
Trial of labor after cesarean
U
Umbilicus (standard against which to measure the level of uterine fundus)
UA
Urinanalysis (or uterine activity in some setting)
UAC (UVC)
Uterine artery catheter (uterine venous catheter)
UC (U/C)
Uterine contraction
UPI
Uteroplacental insufficiency
US
Ultrasound
VAVD
Vacuum assisted vaginal delivery
VBAC
Vaginal delivery after cesarean
VDRL
Venereal disease research laboratory (test for syphilis, RPR is another)
AFP
Alfa fetoprotein