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A

• Abdomen – 腹 [fù] / 腹部 [fùbù]
• Abnormal (test result, etc..) – 不正常 [bù zhèngcháng]
• Abortion – 流产 [liúchǎn]
• Abortion (to induce) – 打胎 [dǎtāi]
• Ache – 疼痛 [téngtòng]
• Admit into Hospital – 住院 [zhùyuàn]
• Afterbirth – 胞衣 [bāoyī] / 胎盘胎膜 [tāipántāimó]
• Allergy – 过敏 [guòmǐn]
• Anemia – 贫血 [pínxuè]
• Amniocentesis – 羊水穿刺 [yángshuǐ chuāncì]
• Amniotic fluid – 羊水 [yángshuǐ]
• Anesthesia (general) – 麻醉剂 [mázuìjì]
• Antibiotic – 抗生素 [kàngshēngsù]
• Antibodies – 抗体 [kàngtǐ]
• Apgar score – 阿普加得分 [āpǔjiā défēn]
• Appendicitis – 阑尾炎 [lánwěiyán]
• Appendix – 阑尾 [lánwěi]
• Areola – 乳晕 [rǔyùn]
• Arteries – 动脉 [dòngmài]
• Asthma – 哮喘 [xiàochuǎn]
• Attachment Parenting – 亲密育儿 [qīnmì yù’er]

B

• Baby (about 2 weeks – 1 year) – 婴儿 [yīng’ér]
• Bacteria – 病菌 [bìngjūn]
• Basal Body Temperature – 基础体温 [jīchǔ tǐwēn]
• BCG Vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) – 卡介苗 [kǎ jiè miáo] / 卡介菌 [kǎ jiè jūn]
• BPD (cross-section of head measurement) – 双顶径 [shuāng dǐng jìng]
• Belly Button – 肚脐 [dùqí]
• Beta Carotene – 胡萝卜素 [húluóbosù]
• Birth – 出生 [chūshēng]
• —-Canal – 产道 [chǎndào]
• —-Mark – 胎记 [tāijì]
• —-Plan – 分娩计划 [fēnmiǎn jìhuà]
• Bladder – 膀胱 [pángguāng]
• Blood – 血液 [xuèyè] / 血 [xiě]
• Blood pressure – 血压 [xuèyā] [xiěyā] *pronounced both ways
• Blood test – 查血 [chá xiě] / 验血 [yànxiě]
• Blood type – 血型 [xuèxíng]
• Blotch – 斑点 [bāndiǎn]
• Brake Amniotic Fluid/Water (to naturally brake)– 羊水破了 [yángshuǐ pòle]
• Brake Amniotic fluid/Water (to break, by doctor) – 破水 [pò shuǐ]
• Breast – 乳房 [rǔfáng]
• Breastfeed – 喂奶 [wèinǎi]
• Breast Milk – 母乳 [mǔrǔ]
• Breast Pump – 吸奶器 [xīnǎiqì]
• Breathe – 呼吸 [hūxī]
• Breech Position – 臀位 [túnwèi]
• Butt – 屁股 [pìgu]
• Buttocks – 臀部 [túnbù]

C

• Caesarean/C-section – 剖腹产 [pōufùchǎn] / 剖腹产术 [pōufùchǎn shù]
• Calcium – 钙 [gài]
• Catheterization (place in a catheter) – 导管插入术 [dǎo guǎn chā rù shù]
• Cervix – 子宫颈 [zǐɡōnɡjǐnɡ]
• —-Mucus (Cervical) – 宫颈粘液 [gōngjǐng niányè]
• —-Opening Cervical – 骨缝 [gǔ fèng]
• Check In (pay doctors fee) – 挂号 [guàhào]
• Check into the hospital (over night) – 住院 [zhùyuàn]
• Chickenpox – 水痘 [shuǐdòu]
• Child/Children – 孩子 (们) [háizi (men)]
• Childbirth Classes – 分娩课程 [fēnmiǎn kèchéng]
• Circumcision – 割礼 [gēlǐ] / 包皮环切 [bāopí huánqiē]
• Cleft Lip – 唇裂 [chúnliè]
• Cleft Palate – 腭裂 [èliè]
• Colostrum – 初乳 [chūrǔ]
• Conceive, become pregnant – 怀孕 [huáiyùn]
• Confinement Period / 30-Day Rule — 坐月子 [zuò yuèzi]
• Constipation – 便秘 [biànmì]
• Contraction (Uterine) – 宫缩 [gōng suō]
• Contraction Stress Test (CST) – 宫缩应激试验 [gōngsuō yìngjī shìyàn]
• Contractions (labor pains) – 阵痛 [zhèntòng]
• Cradle Cap – 乳痂 [rǔ jiā]
• Cramp – 抽筋 [chōujīn]
• —-Leg – 小腿抽筋 [xiáotuǐ chōujīn]
• Crave – 渴望 [kěwàng]
• Craving – 强烈愿望 [qiángliè yuànwàng]
• Crowning – 儿头初露 [értóu chūlù]
• Cycle length – 月经周期 [yuèjīng zhōuqī]

D

• Deep Vein Thrombosis – 深静脉血栓形成 [shēn jìngmàixuèshuān xíngchéng]
• Dehydrate – 脱水 [tuōshuǐ]
• Dehydration – 脱水状态 [tuōshuǐ zhuàngtài]
• Deliver (baby) Vaginally – 顺产 [shùnchǎn] /自己生 [zìjǐ shēng] (common language)
• Diabetes (Type I & II) – 糖尿病 [tángniàobìng]
• Diabetes (Gestational) – 孕期糖尿病 [yùnqī tángniàobìng]
• Dilated (uterus entrance expanded, open) – 宫口开了 [gōngkǒu kāile] / 宫口扩张 [gōngkǒu kuòzhāng]
• Dilation (of cervix) – 子宫颈口扩张 [zǐgōngjǐng kǒu kuòzhāng]
• Diphtheria Vaccine – 白破疫苗 [báipò yìmiáo]
• Diphtheria Virus – 白喉 báihóu
• Discharge(d) (from hospital) – 出院 [chūyuàn]
• Dizziness – 眼花 [yǎnhuā]
• Doctor – 医生 [yīshēng] / 大夫 [dàifu]
• Doppler – 多普勒 [duōpǔlè]
• Down Syndrome – 唐氏综合症 [tángshì zōnghézhèng]
• Drink Alcohol – 喝酒 [hējiǔ]
• Drugs (referring to substance abuse or taking narcotics) – 吸毒 [xīdú]
• Dry Heaves – 干呕 [gān’ǒu]
• DTaP/DPT Vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) － 白百破疫苗 [báibǎipò yìmiáo]
• Due date – 预产期 [yùchǎnqī]

E

• ECM Group A Vaccine (Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis) – A群流脑疫苗 [A qún liúnǎo yìmiáo]
• ECM Group A & C Vaccine (Epidemic Cerebrospinal Meningitis) – A+C群流脑疫苗 [qún liúnǎo yìmiáo]
• Ectopic Pregnancy – 子宫外孕 [zǐgōngwài yùn] / 异位妊娠 [yìwèi rènshēn]
• Effacement – 宫颈管消失 [gōngjǐng guǎn xiāoshī]
• Embryo (0 – 7 weeks) – 胚胎 [pēitāi]
• Emergency – 急诊 [jízhěn]
• Endometriosis – 子宫内膜异位症 [zǐgōng nèimó yìwèi zhèng]
• Engorgement (of breasts) – 乳房肿胀 [rǔfáng zhǒngzhàng]
• Epidural – 硬膜外麻醉 [yìngmó wàimá zuì]
• Episiotomy – 侧切 [cèqiē]
• Estrogen – 雌激素 [cíjīsù]
• Exam/Check-up – 检查 [jiǎnchá]
• Exam (general) – 体检 [tíjiǎn]

F

• Fatigue – 疲劳 [píláo]
• Femur – 股骨 [gǔgǔ]
• Fetus (8 weeks – 40+ weeks) – 胎儿 [tāi’ér]
• Fetal Monitor – 胎儿监护 [tāier jiānhù]
• Fever – 发烧 [fāshāo]
• Fibroids – 子宫肌瘤 [zǐgōng jīliú]
• Flu – 流感 [liúgǎn]
• Folic Acid – 叶酸 [yèsuān]
• Fontanel – 囟门 [xìnmén]
• Forceps, Obstetric – 产钳 [chǎnqián]
• Formula (Milk Supplement for Babies) – 配方奶粉 [pèifāngnǎifěn]
• Fundal Height – 宫高 [gōnggāo]

G

• Gag – 塞口物 [sāikǒuwù]
• Genital 生殖器的 [shēngzhíqì de]
• —-Herpes – 生殖器疱疹 [shēngzhíqì pàozhěn]
• Genetic – 遗传的 [yí chuán de]
• German Measles – 风疹 [fēngzhěn]
• Germs – 细菌 [xìjūn]
• Gestational Diabetes – 孕期糖尿病 [yùnqī tángniàobìng]
• Give Birth (to a child) – 生孩子 [shēng háizi]
• Glad – 压盖 [yāgài]
• Glucose Test – 葡萄糖耐量试验 [pútáotáng nàiliàng shìyàn]
• Group B Streptococcus – B型链球菌 [B xíng liànqiújūn] / 乙型链球菌 [yǐxíng liànqiújūn]
• Gynecology – 妇科 [fùkē]

H

• Head – 头 [tóu]
• —-Circumference – 头围 [tóu wéi]
• —-Cross-Section of (BPD) – 双顶径 [shuāng dǐng jìng]
• Heart – 心脏 [xīnzàng]
• —-Beat – 心跳 [xīntiào] (common) / 心搏 [xīnbó] (medical term)
• —-Rate – 心率 [xīnlǜ]
• —-Burn – 胃灼热 [wèizhuórè] / 烧心 [shāoxīn] (medical)
• —-Listen to Baby’s – 听胎心 [tīng tāi xīn]
• —-Palpitation – 心悸 [xīnjì]
• Hemorrhoids – 痔疮 [zhìchuāng]
• Hepatitis A Vaccine – 甲肝减毒活病苗 [jiǎgān jiǎndú huóbìng miáo]
• Hepatitis A Virus – 甲型肝炎病毒 [jiǎxíng gānyán bìngdú]
• Hepatitis B Vaccine － 乙型肝炎疫苗 [yǐxínggānyán yìmiáo]
• Hepatitis B Virus – 乙肝 [yǐgān] (abbreviation)
• Herbal Medicine; not Western medicine – 中药 [zhōngyào]
• Hib Vaccine (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) – b型流感嗜血杆菌轭合菌苗 [b xíng liúgǎn shìxuègǎnjūn èhé jūnmiáo]
• Hiccups – 打嗝 [dǎgé]
• HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) – 人体缺陷免疫病毒 [réntǐ quēxiàn miǎnyì bìngdú]
• Hormone – 激素 [jīsù]
• Hospital – 医院 [yīyuàn]
• Hospitalized – 住院 [zhùyuàn]
• Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) – 人绒毛膜促性腺激素 [rén róngmáo mócùxìng xiànjīsù]
• Hypoglycemia – 低血糖 [dīxuètáng]

I

• Immunize – 使免疫 [shǐ miǎnyì]
• Immunization – 免疫 [miǎnyì]，免疫作用 [miǎnyì zuòyòng]
• Induce labor – 引产 [yǐnchǎn]
• Infection – 感染 [gǎnrǎn]
• Inoculation – 疫苗 [yìmiáo]
• Iron -铁 [tiě]
• Insulin – 胰岛素 [yídǎosù]
• Insurance (medical) – 保险 [bǎoxiǎn]
• Intestines – 肠 [cháng]
• Intuition, instincts – 直觉 [zhíjué]
• Itchy – 痒的 [yǎng de]

J

• Japanese B Encephalitis Vaccine － 乙脑疫苗 [yínǎo yìmiáo]
• Jaundice – 黄疸 [huángdǎn]

K

• Kangaroo Nursing Method – 袋鼠护理方式 [dàishǔ hùlǐ fāngshì]
• Kegel Exercises – 凯格尔运动 [kǎigé’ěr yùndòng]
• Kicks – 踢 [tī]
• Kidney – 肾 [shèn]

L

• Labia – 阴唇 [yīnchún]
• Lactation Consultant – 哺乳顾问 [bǔrǔ gùwèn]
• Lamaze – 无痛分娩法 [wútòng fēnmiǎn fǎ]
• Lanolin – 羊毛脂 [yángmáozhī]
• Leprosy – 麻风 [máfēng]
• La Leche League – 国际母乳会组织 [guójì mǔrǔ huì zǔzhī]
• Liver – 肝 [gān]
• Lochia – 恶露 [èlù]
• Lungs – 肺 [fèi]

M

• Magnesium – 镁 [měi]
• Massage – 按摩 [ànmó]
• Mastitis – 乳腺炎 [rǔxiànyán]
• Maternity – 孕产期 [yùnchǎn qī]
• Meconium – 胎便 [tāibiàn]
• —-Aspiration – 胎粪吸入 [tāifèn xīrù]
• Melasma or Mask of Pregnancy – 妊娠斑 [rènshēn bān]
• Medical history – 病史 [bìngshǐ]
• Measles – 麻疹 [mázhěn]
• Meningitis – 脑膜炎 [nǎomóyán]
• Midwife (works in the home) – 接生员 [jiēshēnɡyuán] *very few available in China
• Milk Supply – 奶水供应 [nǎishuǐ gōngyìng]
• Miscarriage (naturally) – 流产(自然) [liúchǎn (zìrán)]
• Miscarriage, predicted, hasn’t happened yet – 先兆流产 [xiānzhàoliúchǎn]
• MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) – 麻疹, 腮腺炎, 风疹疫苗 [mázhěn, sāixiànyán, fēngzhěn yìmiáo]
• Mood Swings – 情绪波动 [qíngxùbō dòng]
• Morning Sickness – 晨吐 [chén tǔ]
• Movement (of baby) – 胎动 [tāidòng]
• Mucous Plug -宫颈粘液塞 [gōngjǐng niányè sāi]
• Mumps – 腮腺炎 [sāixiàn yán]

N

• Natural Delivery; no complications – 顺产 [shùnchǎn]
• Natural Family Planning – 安全期计划生育 [ānquánqī jìhuàshēngyù]
• Nauseous – 恶心 [ěxīn]
• Neck – 脖子 [bózi] (common) / 颈 [jǐng] (medical)
• Neonatal – 新生的 [xīnshēng de]
• Neonatologist – 新生儿(科)学专家 [xīnshēng (kē)xué zhuānjiā]
• Neural Tube – 神经管 [shénjīng guǎn]
• Newborn Baby (about 0 – 2 weeks) – 新生儿 [xīnshēngér]
• Nipple – 乳头 rǔtóu
• —-Inverted – 乳头凹陷 [rǔtóu āoxiàn]
• Nonstress Test – 无刺激胎心监护 [wúcì jītāi xīnjiānhù]
• Normal (test result, etc…) – 正常 [zhèngcháng]
• Nourishment – 养料 [yǎngliào]
• Nurse – 护士 [hùshi]
• Nurse, Head/Charge – 护士长 [hùshì zhǎng]
• Nutrition – 营养 [yíngyǎng]

O

• Obstetrical Ward/Maternity Ward – 产科病房 [chǎnkē bìngfáng]
• Obstetrics (OB) – 产科 [chǎnkē]
• Ovarian Cyst – 卵巢囊肿 [luǎncháo nángzhǒng]
• Ovary – 卵巢 [luǎncháo]
• Overdue – 超过预产期 [chāoguò yùchǎnqī]
• Ovulation – 排卵 [páiluǎn]
• Oxygen – 氧气 [yǎngqì]
• Oxytocin – 催产素 [cuīchǎnsù]

P

• Pain – 疼痛 [téngtòng]
• Panic – 恐慌 [kǒnghuāng]
• —Attack – 恐慌发作 [kǒnghuāng fāzuò]
• —Feel Panicked – 感到恐慌 [gǎndào kǒnghuāng]
• Pang – 刺痛 [cìtòng]
• Pay (a bill) – 交费 [jiāofèi]
• Pediatrics Department – 儿科 [ér kē]
• Pelvic Bone – 骨盆骨 [gǔpén gǔ]
• Pelvic exam – 骨盆体检 [gǔpén tíjiǎn]
• Pelvis/Cervix/Vagina: the passage of a fetus in delivery – 产道 [chǎndào]
• Penis – 阴茎 [yīnjīng]
• Perinatologist – 围产期医生 [wéichǎnqī yīshēng]
• Perineal Massage – 会阴按摩 [huìyīn ànmó]
• Perineum – 会阴 [huìyīn]
• Period – 月经 [yuèjīng]
• Pitocin – 催产素 [cuī chǎn sù]
• Placenta – 胎盘 [tāipán]
• —-Previa – 前置胎盘 [qiánzhì tāipán]
• —-Retained – 胎盘滞留 [zhìliú tāipán]
• Pneumococcus Vaccine – 肺炎球菌 [fèiyánqiú jūn]
• Polio Vaccine (inactive shot form) – 脊髓灰质炎疫苗 [jísuǐhuīzhìyán yìmiáo]
• Postpartum – 产后 [chǎnhòu]
• —Depression 产后抑郁 [chǎnhòu yìyù]
• Practitioner – 从业者 [cóngyèzhě]
• Preeclampsia – 先兆子痫 [xiānzhàozǐxián]
• Preemie – 早产儿 [zǎochǎn’ér]
• Pregnancy test (noun) – 试孕纸 [shìyùnzhǐ]
• Pregnancy test (verb) – 怀孕试验 [huáiyùn shìyàn]
• Pregnant – 怀孕 [huáiyùn]
• Premature Labor – 早产 [zǎochǎn]
• Prenatal – 产前 [chǎnqián]
• —-Vitamins 产前维生素 [chǎnqián wéishēngsù]
• Prescribe – 开药 [kāi yào]
• Prescription – 处方 [chǔfāng]
• Prescription; to fill – 拿药 [ná yào]
• Progesterone – 黄体酮 [huángtǐtóng]
• Prostaglandins – 前列腺素 [qiánlièxiànsù]
• Protein – 蛋白质 [dànbáizhì]
• Pubic Bone – 耻骨 [chǐgǔ]
• Pubic Hair – 阴毛 [yīnmáo]
• Pudendal Block – 阴部神经阻滞 [yīnbù shénjīng zǔzhì]
• Push – 使劲用力 [shǐjìng yònglì]
• Pumping (breast milk) – 用吸奶器吸奶 [yòng xīnǎiqì xīnǎi]

R

• Rash – 疹子 [zhěnzi]
• Register – 挂号 [guàhào]
• Regular Exam – 定期检查 [dìngqī jiǎnchá]
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome – 呼吸窘迫综合征 [hūxī jiǒngpò zōnghézhēng]
• RH Blood Type – Rh血型［Rh xuè xíng]
• —-Positive (Rh positive) – 阳性 [yángxìng]
• —-Negative (Rh negative) – 阴性 [yīnxìng]
• Rip/Tear (Vagina Split) – 阴道 撕裂 [yīndào sīliè]
• Rotavirus – 轮状病毒 [lún zhuàng bìngdú]
• Round Ligament Pain – 圆韧带疼痛 [yuán rèndài téngtòng]
• Rubella (German measles) – 风疹 [fēngzhěn]

S

• Saliva – 唾液 [tuòyè]
• Sciatica – 坐骨神经痛 [zuògǔ shénjīng tòng]
• Sexual Intercourse – 性交 [xìngjiāo]
• Shave – 剃 [tì]
• Shot – 打针 [dǎzhēn]
• Skin-to-Skin Contact – 皮肤接触 [pífū jiēchù]
• Skull – 颅骨 [lúgǔ]
• Smoke (cigarettes) – 吸烟 [xīyān]
• Soreness – 痛 [tòng]
• Spina Bifida – 脊柱分裂 [jǐzhù fēnliè]
• Spinal Block – 脊髓阻滞 [jǐsuǐ zǔzhì]
• Squatting Birth Position – 蹲姿生产 [dūnzī shēngchǎn]
• Sterile (free from bacteria) – 无菌的 [wú jūn de]
• Stillborn – 死婴 [sǐ yīng] / 死产的 [sǐ chǎn de]
• Stitches/Sutures – 缝 [féng] / 缝线 [féngxiàn]
• Stomach – 胃 [wèi]
• —-Circumference – 腹围 [fùwéi]
• Stretch Marks – 妊娠纹 [rènshēnwén]
• Surgery – 手术 [shǒushù]
• Swelling / Swollen – 肿胀 [zhǒngzhàng]
• Symptom – 症状 [zhèngzhuàng]

T

• Tests, Lab – 测试 [cèshì]
• Temperature – 体温 [tǐwēn]
• Thermometer – 温度计 [wēndùjì]
• Throat – 喉咙 [hóulóng] / 嗓子 [sǎngzi]
• Transverse Lie – 横产式 [héng chǎn shì]
• Triplets – 三胞胎 [sānbāotāi]
• Twins – 双胞胎 [shuāngbāotāi]
• Twinge – 痛心 [tòngxīn]

U

• Ultrasound – B超 [Bchāo] (common) / 超声波 [chāoshēngbō] (formal)
• Umbilical Cord – 脐带 [qí dài]
• —-Prolapse – 脐带脱垂 [qí dài tuō chuí]
• —-Wrapped (not necessarily around neck) – 脐带缠绕 [qídài chánrào]
• —-Wrapped Around Neck – 脐带绕颈 [qídài ràojǐng]
• Urinary Tract Infection – 尿道感染 [niàodào gǎnrǎn]
• Urine Test – 查尿 [chá niào]
• Urination – 排尿 [páiniào]
• Uterus – 子宫 [zǐgōng]
• Urethra (opening) – 尿道口 [niào dào kǒu]
• —within the uterus – 宫内 [gōngnèi]

V

• Vaccine – 疫苗 [yìmiáo]
• Vacuum -真空 [zhēnkōng]; 产生真空 [chǎnshēng zhēnkōng]
• Vagina – 阴道 [yīndào]
• Vaginal Birth – 自己生 [zìjǐ shēng]
• Vaginal Birth – 顺产 [shùnchǎn] / 阴道 分娩 [yīndào fēnmiǎn] (medical term)
• Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC) – 剖腹产后的自然产 [pōufùchǎn hòu de zìrán chǎn]
• Veins – 静脉 [jìngmài]
• —-Varicose – 曲张的 [qǔ zhāng de]
• Virus – 病毒 [bìngdú]
• Vitamin – 维生素 [wéishēngsù]
• —-D – 维生素D [wéishēngsù D]
• —-K – 维生素K [wéishēngsù K]
• Voice – 嗓子 [sǎngzi]
• Vomiting – 呕吐 [ǒutù]

W

• Water; Amniotic Fluid – 羊水 [yángshuǐ]
• Water Broke; Amniotic Fluid/Water (to naturally break) – 羊水破了 [yángshuǐ pòle]
• Water; to break Amniotic fluid/Water (by doctor) – 破水 [pò shuǐ]
• Weight – 体重 [tǐzhòng]
• Womb – 子宫 [zǐgōng]

Y

• Yeast Infection – 宫颈感染 [gōngjǐng gǎnrǎn]

Z

• Zinc – 锌 [xīn]

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