AcronymsAND - Any day now
AC - Assisted conception
AC - Abdominal circumference
AF - Aunt Flo (Menstrual period)
BC - Birth control
BD - Baby dace (sex)
BCPS - Birth control pills
BBT - Basal body temperature
BFN - Big fat Negative (pregnancy test)
BFP - Big fat positive (Pregnancy test)
BMI - Body Mass Index
CD - Cycle day
Circ. - Circumcise
CS - Caesarean section
DH - Dear husband
DS - Dear son
DD - Dear daughter
DPO - Days past ovulation
DTD - Doing the deed (Sex)
EBF - Exclusive breast feeding/ Extended breast feeding
EDD- Estimated date of Delivery
EP -
Ectopic pregnancyEPT - Early pregnancy test
ET - Embryo transfer
FET - Frozen embryo transfer
FH - Fetal heart
FM - Fertility monitor
FMU - First morning urine
FTM -
First time MumGD -
Gestational diabetesGP - General practitioner
HTH - Hope this helps
HSG - Hysteroscopy
IC - Incompetent cervix
IUI - Intrauterine insemination
INF -
InfertilityIVF - In Vitro fertilization
LAM - Lactational amenorrhea
LO - little one
LSP - low sperm count
MC - Miscarriage
ML - Maternity leave
NFP - Natural family planning
O - Ovulation
OC - Oral contraceptives
OTC - Over the counter
PG - Pregnant
PND -
Postnatal depressionSB - Still Birth
TIA - Thanks in advance
TTC - Trying to conceive
TR- Tubal reversal
US - Ultra sound
VBAC - Vaginal birth after caesarian
VE - Vaginal examination
VR - Vasectomy reversal
WM- Working mum
Important medical terms
Tips for pregnancy: You should familiarize yourself with these terms as you are likely to come across them during your pregnancy.
- Abortion also referred to as Spontaneous abortion refers to a pregnancy that terminates before 24weeks.
- Aminiotomy is the artificial rapturing of the amniotic sac.
- Antepartum hemorrhage refers to any bleeding that a pregnant woman experiences before birth.
- Birth plan is a way for a soon to be mother to communicate her birth wishes. Who she would like present, type of birth and labor she would like and what should be avoided.
- Bloody show refers to a reddish or brownish discharge that appears at the onset of labor.
- Braxton Hicks Contractions are false or practice contractions experienced by some women.
- Breech presentation - This is when a baby is lying feet or bottom down in the womb.
- Doula a professionally trained labor and birth attendant to offer coping techniques. They do not offer medical care.
- Ectopic pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that is developing in another part of the reproductive system that isn't the uterus. It could be that it is lodged in the fallopian tubes.
- Endometrium is the lining of the uterus
- Epidural is pain medicine administered during labor
- Episiotomy is cutting of space between vagina and anus to ease birth.
- Lactational amenorrhea means natural infertility a woman experiences while breast feeding.
- Luteinizing hormone - A hormone produced by cells in the anterior pituitary glands. A spike in its volume triggers ovulation.
- Multigravida is a woman who has been pregnant more than once
- Meconium is the baby's first stool
- Multipara is a woman who has already given birth at least once
- Singleton is a single fetus in the womb.
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