Commonly Used Abbreviations

In Maternal/Newborn Nursing
ROM
SROM
AROM
PROM
BBOW
PPROM
PTL

Rupture of membranes
Spontaneous rupture of membranes
Artificial rupture of membranes
Premature rupture of membranes
Bulging bag of water
Premature preterm rupture of membranes
Premature labor

STI/STD
HPV
HSV
PID
UTI

Sexually transmitted infection/disease

Human papilloma virus
Herpes simplex virus
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Urinary tract infection

CNM
IVF
L/S
PG

Certified Nurse Midwife

In vitro fertilization
Lecithin/sphingomyelin
phosphatidylglycerol

EDC
EDD
EDB
APD
EFW
LMP
Multip
TOL
VBAC
C/S
NSVD
SVD
LOF
MLE
IUFD
SAB
TAB

Expected date of confinement (old term used)

Expected date of delivery
Expected date of birth
Approaching post dates
Estimated fetal weight
Last menstrual period
Multipara
Trial of labor
Vaginal birth after cesarean
Cesarean section
Normal sterile vaginal delivery
Spontaneous vaginal delivery
Low outlet forceps
Midline episiotomy
Intrauterine fetal death
Spontaneous abortion
Therapeutic abortion

FHR
FHT
FSE
EFM
IUPC
NST

Fetal heart rate

Fetal heart tones
Fetal scalp electrode
Electronic fetal monitoring
Intrauterine pressure catheter
Nonstress test

CST
BPP
AFI
AFV
AFP
MSAFP
SVE

Contraction stress test

Biophysical profile
Amniotic fluid index
Amniotic fluid volume
Alpha-fetoprotein
Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein
Sterile vaginal exam

GDM
PIH
Pre-E
HELLP
CPD

Gestational diabetes mellitus

Pregnancy induced hypertension
Preclampsia
HELLP syndrome
Hemolysis/Elevated liver enzymes/Low platelets
Cephalopelvic disproportion

WIC
NTE
EBM
OFC
UAC
UVC

Women, infants, and children (Supplemental food program)

Neutral thermal environment
Expressed breastmilk
Occipitofrontal circumference
Umbilical artery catheter
Umbilical venous catheter

TORCH
NTD
FAS
IDM
PKU
IUGR
SGA
AGA
LGA
LBW
VLBW
SIDS

Toxoplasmosis, other, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes virus type 2

Neural tube defect
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Infant of diabetic mother
Phenylketonuria
Intrauterine growth restriction
Small for gestational age
Appropriate for gestational age
Large for gestational age
Low birth weight
Very low birth weight
Sudden infant death syndrome

MAS
RDS
BPD
NEC
ROP
IVH
AOP
PDA
PPHN
TTN

Meconium aspiration syndrome

Respiratory distress syndrome
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Retinopathy of prematurity
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Apnea of prematurity
Patent ductus arteriosus
Persistent pulmonary hypertension
Transient tachypnea of the newborn

CPAP

Continuous positive airway pressure

PIP
PEEP
ECMO

Peak inspiratory pressure

Positive end expiratory pressure
Extracorporal membrane oxygenator