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Birth Terms
amniotomy - birth medical procedure thought to speed labor, where the amniotic sac is artificially ruptured using a tool (amniohook). birth - (parturition, partus, childbirth, labour, delivery). expulsion of the foetus from the uterus. (More? birth) birth weight - (birth-weight) the weight of the neonate measured as soon as possible after birth. (More? birth weight) Bishop score - (Bishop's score) A clinical test prior to birth named after the obstetrician/gynaecologist Edward H. Bishop (1913-1995) who published a 1964 paper "Pelvic Scoring For Elective Induction". (More? PMID 14199536) breech - fetal buttocks presented first and can also occur in different forms depending on presentation (complete breech, frank breech, footing breech, knee breech). (More? historic image) decidual activation - increased uterine proteolysis and extracellular matrix degradation. dilatation - opening of the cervix in preparation for birth (expressed in centimetres). effacement - shortening or thinning of the cervix, in preparation for birth. early cord clamping - placental cord clamping carried out in the first 60 seconds after birth. forceps - mechanical "plier-like" tool used on fetal head to aid birth. induction of labour - clinical procedure where labour starts artificially by using a membrane sweep, pessary or hormone drip. instrumental birth - birth process where the use of clinical instruments is required. labor - the maternal physiological process of birth. (More? birth) macrosomia - clinical description for a fetus that is too large, condition increases steadily with advancing gestational age and defined by a variety of birthweights. In pregnant women anywhere between 2 - 15% have birth weights of greater than 4000 grams (4 Kg, 8 lb 13 oz). (More? macrosomia) membrane rupture - breaking of the amniotic membrane and release of amniotic fluid (water breaking). morbidity - (Latin, morbidus = "sick" or "unhealthy") refers to a diseased state, disability, or poor health due to any cause. necrotising enterocolitis - clinical condition mainly seen in preterm infants, where portions of the bowel undergo necrosis. neonatal - the early postnatal period relating to the birth, it includes the period up to 4 weeks after birth. obstetric fistula - abnormal connection between the vagina and rectum or bladder caused by a prolonged obstructed labor. perinatal - the early postnatal period relating to the birth, statistically it includes the period up to 7 days after birth. presentation - how the fetus is situated in the uterus. presenting part - part of fetus body that is closest to the cervix. preterm birth - birth of an infant before GA 37 weeks of pregnancy. (More? preterm birth) second stage of labour - passage of the baby through the birth canal into the outside world. stillbirth and perinatal death - death of a baby after GA 24 weeks of pregnancy but before birth. tachycardia - rapid fetal heart rate (greater than 160 beats per minute) for the term fetus, usually determined by fetal monitoring. third stage of labour - interval from the birth of the baby to the expulsion of the placenta and membranes. tocolytic - a drug used to prevent or lessen uterine contractions. uterotonic - drug used to induce uterine contractions. umbilical cord acid-base analysis - clinical perinatal test used to assessing intrapartum hypoxia, measuring one or several indices: arterial umbilical cord blood pH, lactate, and base deficit. Hypoxia is indicated by a low pH, high base deficit and high lactate. vacuum extractor - (ventouse) rubber or metal suction cap device used on fetal head to aid birth. vertex presentation - (cephalic presentation) where the fetus head is the presenting part, most common and safest birth position. Z-score - (standard deviation scores) commonly used to assess growth of preterm infants. For an individual birth weight, a z-score of -1 is one standard deviation below the mean birth weight of the cohort. z-score differences - (Zdiff) uses standard deviation scores to analyze changes in growth for a particular observation period.
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