WORDS USED BY YOUR MIDWIFE - Explained
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Abruption
Accelerated
labour
Active
birth
Active
management of labour
Alpha-fetoprotein
(AFP)
Alveoli
Amniotic
fluid
Amniotomy
Anaemia
Anaesthetic
Anaesthetic,
general
Anaesthetic,
local
Analgesics
Antenatal
Anterior
position
Antibiotics
Antibodies
Anti-D
Antihistamines
Apgar
scale
Areola
ARM
Bile
pigment
Bilirubin
Birth
canal
Blastocyst
Braxton
Hicks contractions
Breast
pump
Breech
presentation
Caesarean
section
Candida
Cardiotocograph
(CTG)
Carpal
tunnel syndrome
Catheter
Cephalic
presentation (Vertex presentation)
Cephalopelvic
disproportion
Cervical
dilation
Cervical
incompetence
Cervix
Chloasma
Chorion
Chorionic
gonadotrophin
Chorionic
villus sampling
Chromosomes
Cleft
palate
Club
foot
Colostrums
Conception
Congenital
Abnormality
Contractions
Cordocentesis
Corpus
lutuem
Crowing
CVS
D
and C
Dehydration
Depression,
respiratory
Diabetes
Diamorphine
Dilation
Distress
Dizygotic
Domino
scheme
Doppler
Doula
Down’s
Syndrome
Drip
Eclampsia
Ectopic
(Tubal pregnancy)
EDD
Electrode
Electronic
fetal monitoring
Embryo
Endometrium
Engaged
(Eng/E)
Engorgement
Entonox
Epidural
(Lumbar epidural block)
Episiotomy
External
version (External cephalic version, or ECV)
Fallopian
tube
False
labour
Fertilization
Fetal
distress
Fetus
FH
Fibroid
Forceps
Hormone
Human
chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG)
Hyperemesis
gravidarum
Hypertension
(High blood pressure)
Hypnosis
Hypotension
Identical
twins
Implantation
Induction
Insulin
Internal
monitoring
Intravenous
drip
Intravenous
injection
Invasive
techniques
In
vitro fertilization (IVF)
Jaundice,
neonatal
Lanugo
Lateral
position
Let-down
reflex
Lie
Linea
nigra
Lochia
Longitudinal
lie
Low-birthweight
baby
Meconium
Miscarriage
Monitoring
Monozygotic
Morula
Moulding
Mucus
Multipigravida
Multiple
pregnancy
Mutation
Neural
tube defects
Nicotine
Nucleus
Occipital
anterior
Occipital
posterior
Oedema
Oestriol
Oestrogen
Opiods
(Narcotics)
Ovary
Ovulation
Oxytocin
Palpation
Pelvic
floor
Pelvis
Perinatal
Perineum
Pethidine
Phototherapy
Pituitary
gland
Placenta
Placental
insufficiency
Placenta
praevia
Posterior
Postnatal
Postpartum
Post-traumatic
stress disorder
Pre-eclampsia
(Pre-eclamptic toxaemia Or PET)
Premature
Presentation
Presenting
part
Preterm
Primigravida
Progesterone
Progestogen
Prolactin
Prostaglandins
Proteinuria
PTSD
Quickening
Respiratory
depression
Rhesus
factor
Rooting
Rubella
(German measles)
Scan
(Screen)
Show
Small-for-dates
Sperm
(Spermatozoon)
Spina
bifida
Spinal
anaesthesia
Steroids
Stillbirth
Streptomycin
Stretch
marks
Supplementary
feeding
Surfactant
Suture
Syntocinon
TENS
machine
Term
Tetracycline
Thrombosis
Thrush
Toxoplasmosis,
congenital
Transcutaneous
electronic nerve stimulation
Transducer
Transition
Trial
of labour
Twins
Ultrasound
Umbilical
cord
Uterus
(Womb)
Vacuum
extractor
Vagina
VE
Vernix
Vertex
presentation (VX)
Vulva
Water
birth
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