It does not matter—until it does? In recent weeks, the New Zealand government instructed Health NZ to stop using the term “pregnant people” and replace it with “women.” According to the Associate Health Minister, clear language must be used and “only women and people of the female sex can get pregnant and birth a child…
➡️WOG: weeks of gestation➡️GA: gestational age➡️EDD: estimated delivery date➡️EFW: estimated fetal weight➡️PCOS: polycystic ovary syndrome➡️AC: abdominal circumference➡️BCP: birth control pills➡️BTL: bilateral tubal ligation➡️FHR: fetal heart rate➡️AB: abortion➡️BCP: birth control pills➡️ENDO BX: endometrial biopsy➡️PMS: premenstrual syndrome➡️LMP: last menstrual period➡️IOL: induction of labor Many times when I am editing, I find that translators struggle with obstetric formulas. I know they might…
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