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Obstetric Acronyms
A - AC abdominal circumference
- AF artificial feeding
- APH antepartum haemorrhage
- ARM artificial rupture of menbranes
B - BF breastfeeding
- BIBA brought in by ambulance
- BPD biparietal diameter
C - CCT controlled cord traction
- CPD cephalo-pelvic disproportion
-CTG cardiotocograph
-CVS chorionic villus sampling
D - DCDA dichorionic diamniotic
(twins - 2 amniotic sacs, 2 placentas)
-DR Dawes Redman (automated analysis of CTG)
E - ECV external cephalic version
- EDD estimated delivery date
- EDF end diastolic flow (umbilical cord)
- ERPC evacuation retained products conception
F - FBS fetal blood sampling
- FH fetal heart
- FL femur length
- FSE fetal scalp electrode
G - GDM gestastional diabetes
H - HIE hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
- HC head circumference
- HVS high vaginal swab
I - IOL induction of labour
- IUD intrauterine death
- IUGR intrauterine growth restriction
- IUT intrauterine transfusion
K - KFD Kiellands Forcep Delivery
L - LMP last menstrual period
- LSCS Lower Segment Caesarian Section
M - MCA middle cerebral artery (on fetal USS)
- MCDA monochorionic diamniotic
(twins- 1 placenta, 2 amniotic sacs)
- MCMA monochorionic monamniotic
(twins - 1 placenta, 1 amniotic sac)
- MROP manual removal of placenta
- MSV Mauriceau-Smellie-Viet manoeuvre
(for breech delivery- fetal neck flexion)
N - NBF Neville Barnes Forceps
- NVD normal vaginal delivery
O - OA occiput anterior (face down)
- OP occiput posterior (back to back)
- OT occiput transverse
P - PET pre-eclampsia toxaemia
- PI pulsatility index (placental doppler study)
- PIH pregnancy induced hypertension
- PPH post-partum haemorrhage
- PPROM premature, prelabour rupture of membranes
- PROM prolonged rupture of membranes
R - RhD Rhesus disease
S - SGA/SFGA small (for) gestational age
- SPD symphysis pubis dysfunction
- SROM spontaneous rupture of membranes
- STV short term variability (of the CTG)
- SVD spontaneous vaginal delivery
T - TAPS twin anaemia polycythemia sequence
(chronic inter-twin tranfusion)
- TTTS/TTS twin to twin transfusion syndrome
U - UA umbilical artery
- UV umbilical vein
V - VBAC vaginal birth after caesarian section