Just found this on Emma's Diary web site and thought it was quite helpful as we are always asking each other what things mean.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MATERNITY RECORD
Health professionals often use abbreviated terms when they fill in your record. Ask your midwife to explain anything you don't understand.
Here is a list of some of the most commonly used abbreviations:
ANC - Antenatal clinic
ARM - Artificial rupture of membranes
BP - Blood pressure
Br Breech - Baby is lying bottom down
CTG Cardiotocograph - Method of monitoring baby's heart beat
Cephalic, ceph or Vx - Baby's head is nearest the cervix
Cx - Cervix
DAU - Day assessment unit
EDD - Estimated date of delivery
FHH - Foetal heart heard
FMF - Foetal movement felt
Fundal height - Distance from the pubic bone to the top of the uterus this gives a guide to the size of the baby
IOL - Induction of labour
LMP - Last menstrual period the date of the first day of your last period
LSCS - Lower segment Caesarean section
NAD - No abnormality detected
Oedema - Swelling of hands and feet
Relation of PP to Brim - The position of the baby's presenting part (head or bottom) in relation to the brim of the pelvis
SROM - Spontaneous rupture of membranes
Transverse lie - The baby is lying horizontally across the uterus.
Urine PGO - Indication of whether your urine sample contains protein, glucose or anything else - other.
USS - Ultrasound scan
UTI - Urinary tract infection
24 + 2 - These figures indicate the length of your pregnancy, i.e. 24 weeks plus two days
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MATERNITY RECORD
Health professionals often use abbreviated terms when they fill in your record. Ask your midwife to explain anything you don't understand.
Here is a list of some of the most commonly used abbreviations:
ANC - Antenatal clinic
ARM - Artificial rupture of membranes
BP - Blood pressure
Br Breech - Baby is lying bottom down
CTG Cardiotocograph - Method of monitoring baby's heart beat
Cephalic, ceph or Vx - Baby's head is nearest the cervix
Cx - Cervix
DAU - Day assessment unit
EDD - Estimated date of delivery
FHH - Foetal heart heard
FMF - Foetal movement felt
Fundal height - Distance from the pubic bone to the top of the uterus this gives a guide to the size of the baby
IOL - Induction of labour
LMP - Last menstrual period the date of the first day of your last period
LSCS - Lower segment Caesarean section
NAD - No abnormality detected
Oedema - Swelling of hands and feet
Relation of PP to Brim - The position of the baby's presenting part (head or bottom) in relation to the brim of the pelvis
SROM - Spontaneous rupture of membranes
Transverse lie - The baby is lying horizontally across the uterus.
Urine PGO - Indication of whether your urine sample contains protein, glucose or anything else - other.
USS - Ultrasound scan
UTI - Urinary tract infection
24 + 2 - These figures indicate the length of your pregnancy, i.e. 24 weeks plus two days
