Obstetrics (MT) Flashcards

Intentional removal of a fetus from the uterus.

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a protein that is produced during fetal development. The AFP test is an analysis of the mother’s blood serum to determine whether the level of AFP denotes a risk of a birth defect.

Absence of menstruation.

A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid.

Incision into the amnion to induce labor.

A technique used to assess the general wellbeing of a newborn. The newborn is assessed one minute after birth and again five minutes after birth.

A process where the semen is introduced into the vagina by mechanical means.

The position of the fetus is feet first. Ideally, the position of the fetus should be headfirst for a safer delivery.

Delivery of the fetus through an abdominal incision.

A condition where the infant’s head is larger than the mother’s pelvis.

A suture inserted into the cervix to prevent dilation and prevention miscarriage.

Inflammation of the chorion and amnion.

A malignant, fast-growing tumor that develops from trophoblastic cells (cells that help an embryo attach to the uterus and help form the placenta).

A procedure in which tissue from the placenta is tested for fetal chromosomal disorders.

A thick, yellowish substance secreted from a mother’s breasts in the first postpartum days.

A procedure to scrape and remove tissue from the inner lining of the uterus. The cervix is dilated (made larger) and a curette (spoon-shaped instrument) is inserted into the uterus to remove tissue. The procedure is used to test tissue for signs of disease, after a miscarriage, or to treat certain conditions.

Slow or difficult labor.

A very serious condition in pregnant women with hypertension; patients are at high risk of coma, convulsions, and even death.

A pregnancy in which the fertilized ovum is implanted in any tissue other than the uterine wall.

Incision made in the posterior vaginal wall and perineum that facilitates vaginal birth.

Pertaining to the fetus.

The period required for embryonic and fetal development in utero; pregnancy.

Diabetes mellitus that occurs during pregnancy but resolves by the end of pregnancy in women without a history of diabetes.

Elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure in pregnant women.

The number of pregnancies, complete or incomplete, experienced by a woman.

Excessive vomiting during pregnancy. Hyperemesis can occur with any pregnant woman, even a woman who miscarried. Often these women may require hospitalization for fluid and electrolyte intake.

The process of bringing on or starting labor through artificial means.

A process where the ova is fertilized outside the body and then implanted into the uterus.

A substance produced by the body, such as during strenuous exercise, that aids in various chemical processes in the body.

Fetal wastes consisting of ingested amniotic fluid, cellular debris, mucus, and bile.

A congenital abnormality where the head is small.

Practice of assisting in childbirth.

Pertaining to being born or birth.

Pertaining to the newborn’s first thirty days of life outside of the uterus.

An infant during the first 28 days after birth.

Physician who studies and treats disorders of the newborn.

A subspecialty of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn.

A doctor who specializes in caring for women during pregnancy and childbirth.

A branch of medicine that specializes in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth and in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the female reproductive organs; also called OB/GYN.

A condition of abnormally low amniotic fluid volume.

Immature egg cell.

Childbirth.

Occurs when the placenta prematurely becomes detached from the uterine wall, resulting in uterine bleeding, fetal distress, or fetal death; also known as abruptio placenta.

Low placement of fetus within the uterus, which causes the placenta to partially or completely cover the opening of the cervix as it grows.

A condition where there is excessive amniotic fluid in the placenta.

Pertaining to after birth.

The period of approximately 6 weeks immediately following childbirth.

The abnormal condition in pregnancy where the patient experiences hypertension, edema, and proteinuria.

Having to do with the time a female is pregnant, before birth occurs; also called antenatal.

First pregnancy.

False pregnancy.

Pertaining to immediately after childbirth.

Time directly after childbirth (6 to 8 weeks after giving birth).

Male gamete (spermatozoon).

An infant who is born dead.

An agent capable of producing malformations in a developing embryo.

A branch of embryology for the study of congenital malformations and developmental abnormalities.

Delivery of an infant through the vagina in a female who has had a prior cesarean section.

A single cell formed by the fusion of an egg and sperm; also called the fertilized egg.