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Authors: Janet Medforth,Sue Battersby,Maggie Evans,Beverley Marsh,Angela Walker
POCT point of care test
POP progesterone-only pill
PPH postpartum haemorrhage
PPROM preterm, prelabour rupture of the membranes PTV patient-triggered ventilation
PV per vagina
RBC red blood cell
RCM Royal College of Midwives
RCOG Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology RDS respiratory distress syndrome
RNI reference nutrient intake
SCBU special care baby unit
SIDS sudden infant death syndrome