| < | Below or less than | ||
| > | Above or more than | MCH | Maternal and Child Health |
| AMAMI | Association of Malawian Midwives | MNH | Maternal and Neonatal (Newborn) Health |
| ARI | Acute Respiratory Infection | MOH | Ministry of Health |
| bCPAP | bubble Continuous Positive Airways pressure | NG (T) | Naso Gastric (Tube) |
| BD | Twice per day | OD | Once per day |
| BMV | Bag Mask Ventilation | OG(T) | Oro Gastric (Tube) |
| CHSU | Community Health Services Unit | QiD | Four times per day |
| COM | College of Medicine | PACHA | Paediatric and Child Health Association |
| ETAT | Emergency Triage and Treatment | PO | Per oral |
| HBB | Help Babies Breathe | QECH | Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | RHD | Reproductive Health Department |
| IM | Intramuscular | SGA | Small for Gestational Age |
| IMCI | Integrated Management of Childhood Illness | SpO2 | Oxygen saturations |
| IUGR | Intrauterine Growth Retardation | STAT | Immediately |
| IV | Intravenous (fluids) | TB | Tuberculosis |
| KCH | Kamuzu Central Hospital | TiD | Three times per day |
| KCN | Kamuzu College of Nursing | TPR | Temperature, Pulse rate and Respiratory rate |
| KMC | Kangaroo Mother Care | UNICEF | United Nations Childrens Emergency Fund |
| LBW | Low Birth Weight | VDRL | Venereal Disease Reference Laboratory |
| NYI | Neonate and Young Infant |