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AFV
Amniotic fluid volume
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AGA
average for gestational age
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SGA
small for gestational age
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LGA
large for gestational age
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AROM
artificial ruptured of membrane
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PROM
premature rupture of membrane
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CC
chest compressions/cord compression
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CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
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CNS
Certified Nurse Specialist
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CPD
cephlo-pelvic disproportion
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c/s
cesarean section (c-section)
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CST
contraction stress test
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Decels
deceleration of fetal heart rate
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EDC
estimated date of confinement
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EFM
electronic fetal monitoring
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FAS
fetal alcohol syndrome
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IVF
In vitro fertilization
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LDR
Labor delivery recovery room
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LMP
Last menstrual period
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NVD
normal vaginal delivery
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NSVD
normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
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mas
meconium aspiration syndrome
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OGTT
oral glucose tolerance test
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PDA
patent ductus ateriosis
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PID
Pelvic inflammatory disease
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RDS
respiratory distress syndrome
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SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
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D&C
dilatation & curettage
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DFMR
daily fetal movement response
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VBAC
vaginal birth after c-section
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IDM
infant of a diabetic mother
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IDDM
infant of a drug dependent mother
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ISAM
infant of a substance abusing mother
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GTPAL
gravid, term, preterm, abortion, living
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GDM
gestational diabetes mellitus
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HMD
hyaline membrane disease
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IUFD
intra uterine fetal death
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IUGR
intra uterine growth restriction
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SIDS
- sudden death of an infant younger than 1 year of age
- that remains unexplained after a complete post-mortem examination, including an
- investigation of the death scene and a review of the case history.
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Wilm’s Tumor
- is the most
- common malignant renal tumor and intraabdominal tumor of childhood. Occurs
- three times more in African Americans than in East Asians in the US. Occurs
- more in boys with a peak age of diagnosis at three years of age. Is most often
- located in the left kidney.
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Tetralogy of Fallot
- Includes several abnormalities caused by
- maldevelopment of the truncus arteriosus. The four defects are: ventricular septal defect (VSD), pulmonic
- stenosis (PS), overriding aorta, right ventricular hypertrophy.
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CHF
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- inability of the heart to pump an adequate amount of blood to the systemic
- circulation at normal filling pressures to meet the body’s metabolic demands.
- In children, CHF most frequently occurs secondary to structural adnormalities
- that result in increased blood volume and pressure within the heart.
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Epilepsy
- is a
- condition characterized by two or more unprovoked seizures and can be caused by
- a variety of pathologic processes in the brain.
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Placenta previa
- the placenta is implanted in the lower uterine segment
- near or over the internal cervical os.
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Placental Abruption
- is premature separation of the placenta from its
- implantation site in part or completely occurring after 20 weeks and before
- birth.
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