Medical Abbreviations Commonly Used in OB

Vaginal Examination

VE

Internal Examination

IE

Fundic/Fundal Height

FH

Fetal Heart Rate

FHR

Fetal Movement

FM

Labor and Delivery

L & D

Low Birth Weight

LBW

Occiput Anterior

OA

Oral Contraceptive Pill

OCP

Preterm Labor

PTL

Spontaneous Abortion

SAB

Still Birth

SB

Small for Gestational Age

SGA

Spontaneous Onset of Labor

SOL

Stress Urinary Incontinence

SUI

Therapeutic Abortion

TAB

Total Abdominal Hysterectomy

TAH

Trial of Labor after CS Section

TOLAC

Termination of Pregnancy

TOP

Total Vaginal Hysterectomy

TVH

Vaginal Birth after Cesarean

VBAC

Abdominal Circumference

AC

Adequate Fetal Growth

AFG

Antenatal Care

ANC

Birth Weight

BW

Bacterial Vaginosis

BV

Cytomegalovirus

CMV

External Cephalic Version

ECV

Estimated Fetal Weight

EFW

Female Genital Mutilation

FGM

Fetal Growth Restriciton

FGR

Gestational Diabetes

GM

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

GDM

Head Circumference

HC

Inadequate Fetal Growth

IFG

Impaired Glucose Tolerance

IGT

Intrapartum Care

IPC

Large for Gestational Age

LGA

Small for Gestational Age

SGA

Pre-eclampsia

PE

Preterm Delivery

PTD

Spontaneous Preterm Birth

SPTB

Fetal Lung Maturity

FLM

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

AUB

Leakage of Fluid

LOF

Neural Tube Defect

NTD

Bilateral Tubal Ligation

BTL

Dilatation & Curettage/Dilation & Evacuation

D&C/D&E

Ultrasound Transducer

US

Midline Episiotomy

MLE

Biophysical Profile

BPP

Amniotic Fluid Index

AFI

No Prenatal Care

NPNC

Late Prenatal Care

LPNC

Born on Arrival

BOA

Viable Male Infant/Viable Female Infant

VMI/VFI

Vulva/Vagina

V/V

Retroverted

RV

Anteverted

AV

Retroflexed

RF

Anteflexed

AF

Midplane

MP

Estimated Date of Confinement

EDC

Estimated Gestational Age

EGA

Elective Low Forceps

ELF

Last Menstrual Period

LMP

Last Normal Menstrual Period

LNMP

Previous Menstrual Period

PMP

Rupture of Membrane

ROM

Premature Rupture of Membrane

PROM

Ruptured Bag of Water

RBOW

Artificial Rupture of Membrane

AROM

Spontaneous Rupture of Membrane

SROM

Fetal Heart Tone

FTT

Good Fetal Movement

GFM

Intrauterine Pregnancy

IUP

Intrauterine Growth Restriction

IUGR

Intrauterine Fetal Demise

IUFD

Midline Episiotomy

SVD

Vertex

VTX

Pregnancy Induced Hypertension

PIH

Contraction Stress Test

CST

Non-stress Test

NST

Oxytocin Challenge Test

OCT

CS Section

C/S

Ultrasound

U/S

Quickening

Q

Postpartum

PP

Abortion

AB

Amniotic Fluid Index

AFI

Alpha-feto Protein

AFP

Advance Maternal Age

AMA

Bag of Water

BOW

Breastfeeding

BRF

Baby Up For Adoption

BUFA

Cervical Examination

CE