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OB abbreviations
RNSG 1251: Care of the Childbearing Family
Abbreviation | Meaning |
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+ | positive |
- | negative |
+ FM | positive fetal movement |
- FM | negative fetal movement |
Ab | Abortion |
AC | Abdominal circumference |
Accel | Acceleration of fetal HR |
AFAFP | Amniotic fluid alpha fetoprotein |
AFI | Amniotic Fluid Index |
AFP | Alpha Fetoprotein |
AGA | Avergae for gestational age |
AROM | Artifical rupture of membranes |
AWHONN | Association of Women's Health, Obsetric, and Neonatal Nurses |
BOW | Bag of waters |
BTL | Bilateral Tubal Ligation |
CPD | Caphalopelvic disproportion |
C/S or C-S | Cesarean section, C-section |
CST | Contraction Stress Test |
Ctx | Contraction |
Cvx | Cervix |
D & C | Dilation and Curettage |
D & P | Demerol & Phenergan |
Decels | Deceleration of fetal HR |
Dil | Dilatation |
DTR | Deep Tendon Refelxes |
DTV | Due to Void |
EBM | Expressed Breast Milk |
EDC | Estimated Date of Confinement |
EDD | Estimated Date of Delivery |
EFM | Electronic (or external) fetal monitoring |
EGA | Estimated Gestational Age |
Epis | Episiotomy |
Ext | External |
FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
Fern | Ferning or fern pattern |
FD | Fetal Demise |
FHR | Fetal Heart Rate |
FHRA | Fetal Heart Rate Abnormalities |
FHT | Fetal Heart Tone |
FOB | Father of Baby |
FSE | Fetal Scalp Electrode |
GBS | Group B Strep |
G, Gr, Grav | Gravida |
G,T,P,A,L | Gravida, Term, Pre-term, Abortion, Living Children |
GYN or Gyn | Gynecology |
HMD | Hyaline Membrane Disease |
IUFD | Intrauterine fetal death |
IUGR | intrauterine Growth Restriction |
IUP | Intruterine Pregnancy |
LBW | Low Birth Weight |
Lac | Laceration |
LC | Living Children |
L & D | Labor and Delivery |
LDR | Labor, Delivery, Recovery |
LGA | Large for Gestational Age |
LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
L/S ratio | Lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio |
Mec | Meconium |
Mec st | Meconium stain |
ML | Midline episiotomy |
MPDPS | Multiparity; Desires Permanent Sterilization |
Multip | Multipara |
NB | Newborn |
NST | Nonstress Test |
NSVD | Normal Sterile Vaginal Delivery |
OB | Obstetrics |
OBRR | Obstetrical Recovery Room |
OCT | Oxytocin Challenge Test |
p, P | Para, Parity |
PID | Pelvic Inflammatroy Disease |
PIH | Pregnancy Induced Hypertension |
Pit | Pitocin |
PKU | Phenylketonuria |
PP | Postpartum |
Preemie | Premature infant |
Primip | Primipara |
PROM | Premature Rupture Of Membranes |
PPROM | Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes |
RDS | Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
ROM | Rupture of Membranes |
SFD | Small For Dates |
SGA | Small for Gestational Age |
SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
SRBOW | Spontaneous Rupture of Bag Of Waters |
SROM | Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes |
STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
SVE | Sterile Vaginal Exam |
TIUP | Term Intrauterine Pregnancy |
TAUS | Transabdominal Ultrasound |
TVUS | Transvaginal Ultrasound |
UOP | Urinary Output |
U/S, US | Ultrasound |
VBAC | Vagial Birth After Cesarean |
Vtx | Vertex |
WIC | Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
ML | Midline |
U, @U | at the Umbilicus |
U/# | Number of fingerbreadths below umbilicus |
#/U | Number of fingerbreadths above the umbilicus |
LH | Lochia Heavy (> 1 pad per 15 minutes) |
LM | Lochia Moderate (1-4 pads/hr) |
LL | Lochia Light (1/4 - 1/3 pad per 1-2 hr or less) |