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English translation: operator

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Italian term or phrase:	operatore
English translation:	operator

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12:13 Feb 4, 2005

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Medical - Medical (general) / in document on induced delivery

Italian term or phrase: operatore

La valutazione della progressione del travaglio sara' effettuata in base alle necessita' cliniche a discrezione dell'operatore incaricato di seguire il parto.

Wilson

operator

Explanation:
Hi Wilson,

I'd say "operator", a word we use to keep the ambiguity re: the potential title/degree of the person doing the work. Here, the operator could be a midwife nurse, a regular nurse, an OB/GYN MD, an internist, or someone else.

Good luck,

Elena

eMedicine - Compound Presentations : Article by Richard Perkins ...
... An experienced **operator** may find that external ... With fortuitous fetopelvic proportionality, delivery can still occur ... but prudence precludes labor stimulation ...

www.emedicine.com/med/topic3275.htm

Human Reproduction, Lectures: Physiology of Normal Labor and ...
... Abnormal mechanisms of labor do occur, and the **operator** must be able to recognize these ... (See Figure); Physiology of Normal Labor and Delivery: Normal labor ...

medstat.med.utah.edu/kw/human_reprod/ lectures/physiology_labor/

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