There are multiple definitions:
fetal medicine unit(English)
- refers to screening for fetal risk
- FASP, US
- Pregnancy, Ultrasound, Screening
- https://doi.org…ubh.2020.589870
freestanding midwifery unit(English)
- birth center not physically attached to a hospital, offering a home-like, midwife-led environment for low-risk pregnancies, focusing on natural birth with less intervention but having emergency protocols for transfer if needed, differing from hospital-based units by lacking immediate access to obstetricians, anesthesiologists, or neonatal specialists on-site
- AMU, NHS, OU
- Pregnancy, Obstetrics, Neonatology
- https://doi.org….3310/hsdr03360