美國媽媽必看 – 產檢和生產常見辭彙中英文對照
Epidural 硬膜外麻醉（無痛分娩）
c-section 剖腹產leakage 羊水滲漏water broken 破水
nipple 乳頭，奶嘴urinate vi. 小便婦產科： Obstetrics & Gynecology子宮： Uterus子宮口： Cervix陰道： Vagina月經： Menstruation （Periods）下腹部痛： Low abdominal pain陰道分泌物： Vaginal Discharge月經周期： Menstrual Cycle
月經痛： Dysmenorrhea無月經：Amenorrhea懷孕： Pregnancy預產期： Date of delivery; Due date害喜： Morning sickness胎兒心音： Fetal Heart Sounds流產： Miscarriage墮胎： Abortion破水： The Show （Mucus-Like） Membrane Rupture （water broken）陣痛： Labor Pain
早期破水： Premature Rupture腿抽筋： Leg Cramp排卵： Ovulation受精： Conception著床： Implantation胎兒： Fetal胎動： Fetal Movement; Quickening妊娠紋： Striations of Pregnancy尿道炎： Urinary Trust Infection蛋白尿症： Albuminuria
羊水過多： Polyhydramnion胞狀畸胎： Hydatid Mole宮外孕： Ectopic Pregnancy輸卵管懷孕： Tubal Pregnancy產道： Birth Canal直腸檢查： Rectal Examination陰道檢查：Internal （Vaginal） Examination分娩： Delivery子宮收縮： Contraction會陰切開： Episiotomy
會陰縫合： Perineorrhaphy Stitch產後： After Birth臍帶： Umbilical Cord胎盤： Placenta惡露： Lochia早產： Premature Birth死產： Still Birth雙胞胎： Twins多胞胎： Multiple Birth胎盤前置： Placenta Praevia
胎盤分離： Separation of the Placenta盤卷臍帶： Coiling of the Umbilical Cord骨盆狹窄： Narrow Pelvic會陰裂傷： Laceration of the Perineum子宮破裂： Tubal Rupture產褥熱： Puerperal Fever剖腹產： Caesarean Section產鉗助產： Forceps Delivery母乳餵養： Breast Feeding人工餵養： Bottle Feeding
初乳： Colostrum新生兒： Newborn BabyAlveoli（乳腺泡）: The milk-producing glands of the breast.
Amniocentesis（羊水穿刺）: The withdrawal of about an ounce of amniotic fluid from your uterus which allows for various tests on your baby.
Amniotic fluid（羊水）: The water that fills the sac surrounding and protecting your baby.
Apgar score（阿普迦新生兒評分）: A method of rating how well your baby is doing right after birth.
Areola（乳暈） : The dark ring of skin around the nipple.
Birth canal（產道） : The area， including the widened cervix（宮頸） and vagina（陰道）， that the baby travels through during birth.
Braxton-Hicks contractions（好像是懷孕中晚期的一種宮縮）: Mild contractions that prepare your body for true labor.
Breech position（臀位）: The baby is positioned with its feet or buttocks down， instead of head-down.
Cesarean section（刨宮產）The delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the abdomen and uterus.
Chloasma（黃褐斑）: The darkening of the skin during pregnancy， often appearing on the face as a 「mask.」
Crowning（露頂）: The first appearance of the baby』s head during delivery.
Dilation（開宮口）: The process of the cervix openning during labor.
Edema（浮腫）: Swelling caused by fluid retention in the tissues of the body.
Effacement（子宮頸薄化）: The thinning of the cervix in the early stages of labor.
Epidural block（硬脊髓膜外腔麻醉）: Anesthesia injected into the uppermost layer of the protective coating around the spinal cord. It helps make labor more comfortable， while allowing the mother to be awake and ａｌｅｒｔ.
Episiotomy（外陰切開）: A cut made in the perineum between the vagina and anus to widen the vaginal opening for delivery.
Induction（催產，藥物誘發陣痛）: Starting labor through the use of synthetic hormones.
Linea nigra（黑線）: A line from the navel（肚臍） to the public hair that darkens during pregnancy.
Lochia（惡露）: The vaginal discharge that occurs after delivery. It continues for up to six weeks.
Mucus plug（懷孕中封住子宮頸口的粘液）: Accumulated in the cervix during pregnancy， it releases into the vagina when the cervix begins to open.
Nonstress test: Monitoring of the baby』s heart rate and movements to be sure he』s getting enough oxygen and nutrients.
Paracervical block（子宮頸旁阻斷）: Local anesthesia injected into the tissues around the cervix to relieve pain during birth.
Pelvic floor muscles（骨盆底肌肉）: Muscles at the base of the pelvis（骨盆） that help support the bladder（膀胱）， uterus（子宮）， urethra（尿道）， vagina（陰道）， and rectum（直腸）.
Perineum（會陰）: The area between the vagina and the rectum.
Pitocin（催產素）: Synthetic hormone used to induce labor.
Placenta（胎盤）: Tissue that connects mother to baby， progides food and oxygen， and removes the baby』s wastes.
Placenta previa（前置胎盤）: Acondition in which the placenta lies very low in the uterus， partially or completely blocking the cervix.
Preeclampsia（子癇前症）: A serious condition indicated by severe swelling， high blood pressure， and protin in the urine. It』s also known as pregnancy-induced hypertension.
Pudendal block（會陰神經阻斷）: Anesthesia injected around the nerves in the vagina to relieve delivery pain.
Quickening（胎動初覺）: The first movements of the fetus felt by the mother.
Spinal block（脊髓麻醉）: Anesthesia injected into the fluid surrounding the spinal cord to numb the lower body.
Systemic analgesia（全麻？不太sure）: Pain medication injected into a muscle or vein during labor.
Vernix（胎兒皮脂）: Cheesy white substance that coats the skin of newborn.engage – 指寶寶的小腦袋入盆
Uterus 子宮
Placenta 胎盤
amniotic fluid 羊膜水， 羊水cervix 子宮頸constipation 便秘dilatation [醫]擴張，擴張術， 開宮口cervical dilatation 開宮口dysuria [醫] 排尿困難Effacement: thinning of cervix; occurs in the latter part of pregnancy and during laboranesthesia 麻醉；失去知覺; 麻醉手術epidural 〈醫〉硬膜外麻醉Epidural block: Type of anesthesia.Episiotomy [醫]外陰切開術; 分娩時切開外陰以助生產的手術Perineorrhaphy Stitch 會陰縫合Fetal stress / fetal distress: Problems with the baby that occur before birth or during labor; often requires immediate delivery.Fetal monitor 胎心監護器umbilical cord臍帶membrane 膜，隔膜rupture of membranes 羊水破裂pelvis骨盆enema 〈醫〉灌腸器；灌腸rectum 直腸bowel 腸forceps 產鉗，鉗子vacuum extractor真空提取[抽提]器pubic hair 陰毛cord blood 臍帶血Birth Canal 產道Rectal Examination 直腸檢查Internal （Vaginal） Examination 陰道檢查Lochia 惡露Laceration of the Perineum 會陰裂傷Icterus 黃疸轉載自：美國媽媽必看--產檢和分娩時常見辭彙中英文對照 | 美國媽媽網
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