Glossary

mean (average) – where all the results are added together, and then divided by the number of results to find the (mean) average. See median.

What is an average.

NASBA (nucleic acid sequence based amplification) – a type of viral load test.

mitochondria – energy producing factories that live inside other cells.

internal fetal labour monitoring – where an electrode is inserted through the vagina and placed on the baby’s scalp to record the baby’s heart rate during labour.

morbidity – medical term for illness.