Terr3  +  450368 Thu, 06 Dec 07 03:06 PM Hi! what do you call the process a nurse grabbing a new born out of a pregnant, ready-to-give-birth woman. 'A nurse(or doctor) must be wearing pastic gloves during a ________, otherwise gems on their hands could infect the opened up area' Anyone knows the official term? Thanks in advance- Terr Terr3 Joined on Wed, May 30 2007 the other side of mirror Full Member 163

	K S U  +  450377 Thu, 06 Dec 07 03:50 PM Hi there, It's possible to say: 'A nurse(or doctor) must be wearing pastic gloves during a delivery, otherwise gems on their hands could infect the opened up area' 'A nurse(or doctor) must be wearing pastic gloves during a giving-birth phase, otherwise gems on their hands could infect the opened up area' I'd recommend the first one, simple & easy. K S U Joined on Wed, Nov 28 2007 New Member 06

	Grammar Geek  +  450393 Thu, 06 Dec 07 04:52 PM "during delivery" is good, but "the opened up area" is not. It's vague. How about "to reduce the likelihood of infection to the mother"? Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	K S U  +  450474 Thu, 06 Dec 07 10:06 PM hi there Grammar Geek, It seems that I didn't pay attention to the last part of the sentence quite well.. Thanks for the clarification. best regards K S U Regards, Grammar

	Clive  +  450510 Fri, 07 Dec 07 12:15 AM Hi guys, . . .  otherwise gems on their hands could infect the opened up area Somebody needs to tell these nurses to take their rings off. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,665 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Terr3  +  450547 Fri, 07 Dec 07 02:48 AM Hi! Thanks for all the very detailed and insightful helps and corrections. I was thinking the possibility for 'receive', it seemed unlikely and I couldn't move onto 'delivery'. 'A nurse(or doctor) must be wearing pastic gloves during a DELIVERY, otherwise GERMS on their hands could INCREASE THE CHANCE of infecting the mother'. Thanks-Terr Terr3

	khoff  +  450573 Fri, 07 Dec 07 04:18 AM And how about plastic gloves, instead of pastic gloves?  Even better, how about latex gloves? khoff Joined on Sun, Mar 6 2005 Senior Member 3,278 Native speaker of American English (but not a grammar expert)