Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice
| abruptio placentae | The premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.
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| Apgar score | A widely used system to evaluate the physical condition of the newborn, named after the originator, Virginia Apgar.
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| bag of water (amniotic sac) | Sac containing the fluid in which the fetus is suspended.
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| bonding | Development of emotional attachment between the mother and newborn immediately after birth.
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| breech birth | When the buttocks or feet are the first part of the baby to pass through the vagina.
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| cesarean section | Removal of the fetus by incising the abdominal and uterine wall.
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| ectopic pregnancy | Attachment of the blastocyst and growth of the embryo in any location other than inside the uterus.
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| HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) | A hormone produced by the placenta that, if present in the mother's urine, is an indication of pregnancy.
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| labor | Rhythmic muscular contractions of the uterus that expel the baby.
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| Naegele's formula | A method of calculating the expected date of birth by subtracting three months from the first day of the last period and adding seven days.
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| placenta previa | The placenta growing partly or all the way over the opening to the cervix, usually causing abruptio placentae.
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| positive signs | Signs of pregnancy detected by the physician that indicate positively that the woman is pregnant.
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| presumptive signs | Signs by which the mother presumes she is pregnant.
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| probable signs | Signs detected by the examining physician that indicate pregnancy is probable.
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| Rh incompatibility | A condition in which the mother has Rh negative blood and the fetus has Rh positive blood or vice versa.
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| rooming in | Method of postpartum care in which the mother and father care for their newborn themselves in an area of the hospital assigned to them.
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| show | Blood-tinged mucus that is passed when the mucus plug is expelled; an early sign of labor.
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| toxemia | A serious disease of pregnancy.
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| transverse birth | When the shoulder and arm of the baby are the first parts seen at the opening of the vagina.
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| tubal pregnancy | Attachment of the blastocyst and growth of the embryo in the fallopian tube.
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| umbilical cord | The hollow cord connecting the circulation system of the fetus to the placenta.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education