Obstetrics Nursing

Key Terms & Abbreviations

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1. Abortion

2. Amniocentesis

3. Amniotomy

4. Antepartum

5. Artificial rupture of membranes

6. Bloody show

7. Braxton hicks contractions

8. Cardinal movements

9. Contraction stress test

10. Crowning

11. Duration

12. Effacement

13. Engagement

14. Fetal Acceleration

15. Fetal attitude

16. Fetal Decelerations (early, late & variable)

17. Fetal lie

18. Fetal presentation

19. Frequency

20. Gestation

21. Intensity

22. Intrapartum

23. Leopold's Maneuvers

24. Lightening

25. Lithotomy

26. Malpresentation

27. Molding

28. Multigravida

29. Naegele’s Rule

30. Nonstress test

31. Nulligravida

32. Parity

33. Physiologic anemia of pregnancy

34. Postpartum

35. Postterm

36. Preterm

37. Primigravida

38. Quickening

39. Spontaneous rupture of membranes

40. Station

41. Stillborn

42. Term

43. Tocodynameter

44. Ultrasound

45. Vena cava syndrome

Abbreviations

What do the following abbreviations stand for:

VE =

ROM=

SROM=

AROM=

PROM=

GTPAL=

NST=

CST=

BPP=

VDRL=

H&H=

T&C=

EDB=

NSVD=

GBS=

EBL=

TORCH=

FHR=

US=

IUPC=

FSE=

VBAC=

AFP=

CPD=

FTP=