L&D
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Labor and delivery |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Medical, Business & Finance |
L&D has two meanings. It stands for Labor and delivery (hospital) or Learning and development (human resources).
Meanings of L&D at a glance
| # | L&D stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labor and delivery | Medical › Hospital |
| 2 | Learning and development | Business & Finance › Human Resources |
1. Labor and delivery
Medical · Hospital Abbreviations
Hospital unit where women in labor are monitored and give birth, with facilities for vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections and obstetric emergencies. Nurses monitor contractions and fetal heart rate.
Example: Pt to L&D at 6 cm dilated, contracting q3min, epidural requested.
Also called the birthing unit. Many units include triage rooms where pregnant patients are assessed for labor, bleeding or reduced fetal movement. After birth, mothers usually move to a postpartum or mother-baby unit unless the hospital uses single-room LDRP care.
2. Learning and development
Business & Finance · Human Resources Abbreviations
Function that plans and delivers employee training, onboarding programs, leadership development, compliance courses and career development. L&D teams manage course catalogs, coaching and tuition assistance, often through a learning management system.
Example: L&D is rolling out a new manager training program in the spring.
A widely cited guideline, the 70-20-10 model attributed to researchers at the Center for Creative Leadership in the 1980s, holds that about 70% of learning comes from on-the-job experience, 20% from other people and 10% from formal courses. Older organizations may use "training and development" (T&D) for the same function.
Related abbreviations
More hospital abbreviations
- IP – Inpatient
- IPC – Infection prevention and control
- IRF – Inpatient rehabilitation facility
- JCAHO – Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- LDRP – Labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum
- LTACH – Long-term acute care hospital
- LTC – Long-term care
- MBU – Mother-baby unit
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More human resources abbreviations
- IDP – Individual development plan
- ISO – Incentive stock option
- JD – Job description
- KSA – Knowledge, skills and abilities
- LMS – Learning management system
- LOA – Leave of absence
- LTI – Long-term incentive
- MSP – Managed service provider
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.