BBA
Baby boy A
What BBA stands for
BBA is a medical abbreviation for baby boy a - written out in full as “Baby boy A (twin)”. TermDecode files it under general abbreviations.
Risk
ISMP lists BBA as error-prone: the B may be mistaken as twin B rather than gender.
Safer Alternative
Use mother's last name, baby gender, and a distinguishing multiple-birth identifier
Seen in context
BBA mistaken as baby B
Sources
The risk description and safer alternative above are reproduced from these published lists.
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