Nursing Terminology

2. A rupture of the amniotic sack before labor begins.
5. When a woman has heavy bleeding after giving birth.
6. When the placenta is not delivered within the first 30 minutes of a baby's birth.
7. Disorder characterized by acute inflammation of the membranes and the fetal portion of the placenta.
10. A condition that happens when one or both of the baby's shoulders get stuck during vaginal delivery.
12. Noncancerous growths that appear in the uterus.
14. A medicine that stops your blood from making antibodies that attack Rh- positive blood cells.
15. Condition in which the unborn baby is smaller than expected for its gestational age.

1. A serious condition that occurs when the placenta grows too deep in the uterine wall.
3. A term for a woman who is giving birth for the first time.
4. A term for labor that is quick and short, with the baby being born within three hours of contractions beginning.
8. Indicates that the crown of the head or vertex of the baby is presenting towards the cervix.
9. The distance from the pubic bone to the top of the uterus measured in centimeters.
11. Disorder of amniotic fluid resulting in decreased amniotic fluid volume for gestational age.
13. An enlarged, soft, and tender uterus identified during physical examination.