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OB abbreviations
RNSG 1251: Care of the Childbearing Family
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| + | 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) |
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