title: Terms of confinement.
abstract: Through habit we have chosen words to describe antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum events that are domineering and restricting and that are consistent with imprisonment. We must be cognizant of the potential impact of our language.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Cefalo
mesh_terms: D009774:Obstetrics; D009626:Terminology as Topic