Regional differences in OB terminology ....

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Good morning everyone,

What are some of the regional differences in terminology you all have encountered? For example, I lived and worked in Chicago and the California Bay Area. When a lady is 10 cm she is "complete." Now I'm in New England and they say she's "fully." After 16 years of saying "complete" it's taking some time to get used to this and I'm not sure if I want to change my own usage of words, just because I guess I'm a stubborn old lady and want to hang onto something that I'm used to :) ;)

Does anybody else have other regional differences in terminology they'd like to share? Other OB terms? Is "fully" used anyplace else other than CT?

Specializes in L&D/postpartum/newborn nursery.

In Maryland we use "complete" "rim" "BUFA" "cytotec" and of course the occasional "granola"

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I am a travel OB nurse...originally from Iowa. We use complete, % for cervical effacement and we use cytotec.

I am currently in arizona on contract...they use complete, and ,meso

In Iowa the term precipitious delivery means a labor that progressive rapidly...typically 3-4 hours and a Nurse assisted delivery is what we use if the doc doesnt make it for delivery. Here in arizona...they use precipitous delivery if the doc doesnt make it. Indeed this could be true in some circumstances but I have seen long labor that we call the doc to come for deliveries and for some unforseen circumstances they dont make it.:monkeydance:

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