Chapter 9: Obstetrics and Neonatology

Chapter 9 Abbreviations  C.N.A.  CS  ER, ED  ICU  OB  OPD  OR  Peds  certified nursing assistant  central service, central supply  emergency room, emergency dept.  intensive care unit  obstetrics  outpatient dept.  operating room  pediatrics

Chapter 9 Abbreviations  GTPAL  G/P  EDC  LMP  G = gravida T = term births P = preterm births A = abortions L = living children  gravida/para  due date (estimated date of confinement  last menstrual period

Chapter 9 Abbreviations  BOW  C/S, C-section  FHT  NB  p/o, PO  PACU  POD  bag of waters  cesarean section  fetal heart tone (heart rate)  newborn  postoperative  Post Anesthesia Care Unit  post operative day

Obstetrics and Neonatology  Obstetrics  Branch of medicine that deals with childbirth and the care of the mother before, during, and after birth  Neonatology  Branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the newborn

Obstetrics and Neonatology  Terms Relating to Pregnancy  Gamete  mature germ cell, either sperm (male) or ovum (female)  Ovulation  expulsion of a mature ovum from an ovary  Conception  beginning of pregnancy, when the sperm enters the ovum  Fertilization normally occurs in the uterine tubes

Obstetrics and Neonatology  Zygote  cell formed by the union of the sperm and the ovum  Embryo  unborn offspring in the stage of development from implantation of the zygote to the end of the eighth week of pregnancy  Fetus  unborn offspring from the beginning of the ninth week of pregnancy until birth

Obstetrics and Neonatology  Gestation, Pregnancy  development of a new individual from conception to birth  Gestation period  duration of pregnancy; normally 38 to 42 weeks, which can be divided into three equal periods (trimesters)  Implantation  embedding of the zygote in the uterine lining  normally begins about 7 days after fertilization and continues for several days

Obstetrics and Neonatology  Placenta, or afterbirth  a structure that grows on the wall of the uterus during pregnancy and allows for nourishment  Amniotic, or amnionic, sac  membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery (bag of water)  Chorion  outermost layer of the fetal membrane  Amnion  innermost layer of the fetal membrane  Amniotic, or amnionic, fluid  fluid within the amniotic sac, which surrounds the fetus

Word Parts for Obstetrics and Neonatology Combining FormDefinition  amni/o, amnion/o  chori/o  embry/o  fet/o, fet/i  gravid/o  lact/o  nat/o  omphal/o  par/o, part/o  puerper/o  amnion, amniotic fluid  chorion  embryo, to be full  fetus, unborn child  pregnancy  milk  birth  umbilicus  bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth  childbirth

Word Parts commonly used in Obstetrics and Neonatology Combining FormDefinition  cephal/o  esophag/o  pelv/o, pelv/i  prim/i  pseud/o  pylor/o  head  esophagus  pelvic bone, pelvis  first  false  pylorus

Word Parts for Obstetrics and Neonatology PrefixDefinition  ante-, pre-  micro-  multi-  nulli-  post-  before  small  many  none  after

Word Parts for Obstetrics and Neonatology SuffixDefinition  -amnios  -cyesis  -e  -is  -partum  -rrhexis  -tocia  -us  amnion, amniotic fluid  pregnancy  noun suffix, no meaning  childbirth, labor  rupture  birth, labor  noun suffix, no meaning

Med Terms (from word parts) [ Obstetrics Disease & Disorders ] TermDefinition  amnionitis  chorioamnionitis  choriocarcinoma  dystocia  hysterorrhexis  oligohydramnios  polyhydramnios

Med Terms ( not from word parts ) [Disease & Disorders] TermDefinition  abortion  ectopic pregnancy  termination of pregnancy by the expulsion from the uterus of an embryo before fetal viability, usually before 20 weeks of gestation  pregnancy occurring outside the uterus, commonly in the uterine tubes

Med Terms (from word parts) [ Neonatology Disease & Disorders ] TermDefinition  microcephalus  omphalitis  omphalocele  pyloric stenosis  tracheoesophageal fistula

Med Terms ( not from word parts ) [ Neonatology Disease & Disorders ] TermDefinition  esophageal atresia  congenital absence of part of the esophagus.  Food cannot pass from the baby’s mouth to the stomach

Med Terms (from word parts) [Surgical Terms] TermDefinition  amniotomy  episiotomy

Med Terms (from word parts) [Diagnostic Terms] TermDefinition DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING  pelvic sonography OTHER  amniocentesis  amnioscope  amnioscopy

Med Terms (from word parts) [Complimentary Terms] TermDefinition  amniochorial  amniorrhea  amniorrhexis  antepartum  embryogenic  embryoid  fetal  gravida  gravidopuerperal  intrapartum

Med Terms (from word parts) [Complimentary Terms] TermDefinition  lactic  lactogenic  lactorrhea  multigravida  multipara  natal  neonate  neonatologist  neonatology  nulligravida

Med Terms (from word parts) [Complimentary Terms] TermDefinition  nullipara  para  postnatal  postpartum  prenatal  primigravida  primipara  pseudocyesis  puerpera  puerperal

Med Terms ( not from word parts ) [Complimentary Terms] TermDefinition  breech presentation  cephalic presentation  cesarean section (C-section, CS)  colostrum  birth position in which the buttocks, feet, or knees emerge first  birth position in which any part of the head emerges first. It is the most common presentation  the birth of a baby through an incision in the mother/s abdomen and uterus  thin, milky fluid secreted by the breast during pregnancy and during the first days after birth before lactation begins

Med Terms ( not from word parts ) [Complimentary Terms] TermDefinition  congenital anomaly  lactation  lochia  meconium  midwife  midwifery  abnormality present at birth; often discovered before birth by ultrasonography and/or amniocentesis  the secretion of milk  vaginal discharge after childbirth  first stool of the newborn (greenish-black)  an individual who practices midwifery  the practice of assisting in childbirth

Med Terms ( not from word parts ) [Complimentary Terms] TermDefinition  obstetrician  obstetrics (OB)  parturition  premature infant  puerperium  stillborn  physician who specializes in obstetrics  medical specialty dealing with pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium  act of giving birth  infant born before completing 37 weeks of gestation (preterm infant)  period from delivery until the reproductive organs return to normal (~ 6 weeks)  born dead