Abbreviation Flashcards
ACNM
American College of Nurse-Midwives
ACOG
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
AFI/AFV
Amniotic fluid index/amniotic fluid volume
BBT
Basal body temperature
BPP
Biophysical profile
CB
Cesarean birth
cfDN
Cell-free DNA (synonymous with noninvasive prenatal testing/noninvasive prenatal screening)
CRL
Crown rump length
C/S
Cesarean section
CVS
Chorionic villus sampling
EDB
Estimated date of birth
EDC
Estimated date of confinement
EDD
Estimated date of delivery
EGA
Estimated gestational age
FGR
Fetal growth restriction
FH
Fundal height or fetal heart
FHTs
Fetal heart tones
GDM
Fetal heart tones
GTT
Glucose tolerance test
GTPALM
Gravida/Term/Preterm/Abortion/Living/Multiples (obstetric history)
hCG
Human chorionic gonadotropin
IPV
Intimate partner violence
IUFD
Intrauterine fetal demise
IUP
Intrauterine pregnancy
LBW
Low birth weight
LGA
Large for gestational age
LMP
Last menstrual period
LNMP
Last normal menstrual period
NIPT/NIPS
Noninvasive prenatal testing/noninvasive prenatal screening (synonymous with cell-free DNA)
NOB
New OB (initial obstetric visit)
NST
Nonstress test
NSVD
Normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
NTD
Neural tube defect
NT
Nuchal translucency
NVP
Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
OGTT
Oral glucose tolerance test
OPK
Ovulation predictor kit
PNC
Prenatal care
PNV
Prenatal visit or prenatal vitamin
POC
Products of conception
PTL/PTB
Preterm labor/preterm birth
ROB
Return OB (return/subsequent obstetric visit)
RPR
Rapid plasma reagin (syphilis screen)
SGA
Small for gestational age
SAB
Spontaneous abortion
SP
Symphysis pubis
TOL/TOLAC
Trial of labor/trial of labor after Cesarean
UPT
Urine pregnancy test
US
Ultrasound