APPENDIX F

Common Abbreviations in Maternal-Newborn

and Womens Health Nursing
AC
accel
AFI
AFP
AFV
AGA
AI
AMOL
AROM
ART

Abdominal circumference
Acceleration of fetal heart rate
Amniotic fluid index
Alpha-fetoprotein
Amniotic fluid volume
Average for gestational age
Amnioinfusion
Active management of labor
Artificial rupture of membranes
Artificial reproductive technology

BAT
BBT
BL
BOW
BPD

Brown adipose tissue (brown fat)

Basal body temperature
Baseline (fetal heart rate baseline)
Bag of waters
Biparietal diameter or Bronchopulmonary
dysplasia
Biophysical profile
Breast self-examination

BPP
BSE

CRL
C/S
CST
CVA
CVS

Chest circumference or Cord compression

Crown-to-heel length
Cytomegalic inclusion disease
Cytomegalovirus
Certified nurse-midwife
Clinical nurse specialist
Continuous positive airway pressure
Cephalopelvic disproportion or Citratephosphate-dextrose
Crown-rump length
Cesarean section (or C-section)
Contraction stress test
Costovertebral angle
Chorionic villus sampling

D&C
decels
DFMR
dil
DTR

Dilatation and curettage

Deceleration of fetal heart rate
Daily fetal movement response
Dilatation
Deep tendon reflexes

ECMO
EDB
EDC
EFM
EFW
EIA
ELF
ELISA
EP
epis

Extracorporal membrane oxygenator

Estimated date of birth
Estimated date of confinement
Electronic fetal monitoring
Estimated fetal weight
Enzyme immunoassay
Elective low forceps
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Ectopic pregnancy
Episiotomy

CC
CH
CID
CMV
CNM
CNS
CPAP
CPD

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FAD
FAE
FAS
FBD
FBM
FBS
FHR
FHT
FL
FMR
FPG
FSH
FSHRH

Fetal activity diary

Fetal alcohol effects
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fibrocystic breast disease
Fetal breathing movements
Fetal blood sample or Fasting blood sugar test
Fetal heart rate
Fetal heart tones
Femur length
Fetal movement record
Fasting plasma glucose test
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Follicle-stimulating hormonereleasing
hormone

G or grav
GDM
GIFT
GnRF
GnRH
GTD
GTPAL

Gravida
Gestational diabetes mellitus
Gamete intrafallopian transfer
Gonadotropin-releasing factor
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Gravida, term, preterm, abortion, living
children; a system of recording maternity
history

HA
HAI
HC
hCG
hCS
HMD
hMG
hPL
HPV
HRT
HSV

Head-abdominal ratio
Hemagglutination-inhibition test
Head compression
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Human chorionic somatomammotropin
(same as hPL)
Hyaline membrane disease
Human menopausal gonadotropin
Human placental lactogen
Human papilloma virus
Hormone replacement therapy
Herpes simplex virus

IDM
IPG
ISAM
IU
IUD
IUFD
IUGR
IVF

Infant of a diabetic mother

Impedance phlebography
Infant of a substance abusing mother
International units
Intrauterine device
Intrauterine fetal death
Intrauterine growth restriction
In vitro fertilization

LADA
LADP
LBW
LDR

Left-acromion-dorsal-anterior
Left-acromion-dorsal-posterior
Low birth weight
Labor, delivery, and recovery room

LMT
LOA
LOF
LOP
LOT
L/S
LSA
LSP
LST

Large for gestational age

Luteinizing hormone
Luteinizing hormonereleasing hormone
Left-mentum-anterior
Left mediolateral (episiotomy)
Last menstrual period or Left-mentumposterior
Left-mentum-transverse
Left-occiput-anterior
Low outlet forceps
Left-occiput-posterior
Left-occiput-transverse
Lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio
Left-sacrum-anterior
Left-sacrum-posterior
Left-sacrum-transverse

MAS
mec
mec st
ML
MSAFP
multip

Meconium aspiration syndrome

Meconium
Meconium stain
Midline (episiotomy)
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein
Multipara

NGU
NP
NSCST
NST
NTE
NSVD
NTD

Nongonococcal urethritis
Nurse practitioner
Nipple stimulation contraction stress test
Nonstress test or Nonshivering thermogenesis
Neutral thermal environment
Normal sterile vaginal delivery
Neural tube defects

OA
OC
OCT
OF
OFC
OGTT
OM
OP

Occiput anterior
Oral contraceptives
Oxytocin challenge test
Occipitofrontal diameter of fetal head
Occipitofrontal circumference
Oral glucose tolerance test
Occipitomental (diameter)
Occiput posterior

LGA
LH
LHRH
LMA
LML
LMP

p
Para
Pap smear Papanicolaou smear
PDA
Patent ductus arteriosus
PEEP
Positive end-expiratory pressure
PG
Phosphatidylglycerol or Prostaglandin
PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
PIH
Pregnancy-induced hypertension
Pit
Pitocin
PKU
Phenylketonuria

PMS
PPHN
Premie
primip
PROM
PUBS

Premenstrual syndrome
Persistent pulmonary hypertension
Premature infant
Primipara
Premature rupture of membranes
Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling

RADA
RADP
RDS
REM
RIA
RMA
RMP
RMT
ROA
ROM
ROP
ROT
RRA
RSA
RSP
RST

Right-acromion-dorsal-anterior
Right-acromion-dorsal-posterior
Respiratory distress syndrome
Rapid eye movements
Radioimmunoassay
Right-mentum-anterior
Right-mentum-posterior
Right-mentum-transverse
Right-occiput-anterior
Rupture of membranes
Right-occiput-posterior or Retinopathy of
prematurity
Right-occiput-transverse
Radioreceptor assay
Right-sacrum-anterior
Right-sacrum-posterior
Right-sacrum-transverse

SET
SGA
SIDS
SMB
SOB
SPA
SROM
STI
SVE

Surrogate embryo transfer

Small for gestational age
Sudden infant death syndrome
Submentobregmatic diameter
Suboccipitobregmatic diameter
Sperm penetration assay
Spontaneous rupture of membranes
Sexually transmitted infection
Sterile vaginal exam

TC
TCM
TDI
TET
TOL
TORCH
TSS
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u
UA
UAC

Thoracic circumference
Transcutaneous monitoring
Therapeutic donor insemination
Tubal embryo transfer
Trail of labor
Toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus,
herpesvirus hominis type 2
Toxic shock syndrome
Umbilicus
Uterine activity
Umbilical artery catheter

VBAC
VVC

Vaginal birth after cesarean

Vulvovaginal Candidiasis

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