| A | B |
|---|
| amniochorial | pert to amnion and chorion |
| amniorrhea | discharge of amniotic fluid |
| amniorrhexis | rupture of the amnion |
| antepartum | before childbirth (refers to mother) |
| embryogenic | producing an embryo |
| embryoid | resembling an embryo |
| fetal | pertaining to the fetus |
| gravida | pregnant (woman who is or has been) |
| gravidopuerperal | pert to pregnancy and childbirth |
| intrapartum | within labor and childbirth |
| lactic | pertaining to milk |
| lactogenic | producing milk |
| lactorrhea | discharge of milk |
| multigravida | many pregnancies (woman pregnant 2+ times) |
| multipara | many births (woman given birth 2+ times) |
| natal | pertaining to birth |
| neonate | new birth (infant from birth to 4 weeks) |
| neonatologist | physician who studies and treats newborns |
| neonatology | study of newborns |
| nulligravida | no pregnancies (woman never pregnant) |
| nullipara | no births (woman with no births) |
| para | birth (woman who has given birth) |
| postnatal | pert to after birth (refers to newborn) |
| postpartum | after childbirth (refers to mother) |
| prenatal | pert to before birth (refers to newborn) |
| primigravida | first pregnancy (woman in first) |
| primipara | first birth (woman in first) |
| pseudocyesis | false pregnancy |
| puerpera | childbirth (woman who has just given birth) |
| puerperal | pert to immediately after childbirth |
| breech presentation | buttocks, feet, knees emerge first |
| cephalic presentation | head emerges first |
| cesarean section | birth through abdominal incision |
| congenital anomaly | abnormality present at birth |
| lactation | secretion of milk |
| lochia | vaginal discharge after childbirth |
| meconium | first stool of newborn |
| midwife | individual who practices midwifery |
| midwifery | practice of assisting in childbirth |
| obstetrician | physician who specializes in obstetrics |
| obstetrics | med spec dealing with preg, childbirth, puerperium |
| parturition | act of giving birth |
| premature infant | infant born before 37 weeks gestation |
| puerperium | period from delivery to reprod organs return to normal |
| stillborn | born dead |
| teratogen | substance producing malformations |
| teratogenic | producing malformations |
| teratology | study of malformations |
| in vitro fertilization | fertilizing ova outside body, placing into uterus |
| quickening | first feeling of fetal movement in utero |
