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  • Sample Reports - Obstetrics / Gynecology

• Pregnancy Terms

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• Obstetrician

A doctor who specializes in pregnancy, labor and delivery.



• Oligohydramnios

The medical term for a condition which involves having too little amniotic fluid.



• Oxytocin

The hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates contractions and the milk-eject reflex (let-down). Pitocin is the synthetic form of this hormone.