Gravida -ANS>a woman who is pregnant (including pregnancy in progress
Primigravida -ANS>woman who is pregnant for the first time
Nulligravida -ANS>woman who has never been pregnant
Multigravida -ANS>woman who has 2+ pregnancies
Parity -ANS>number of pregnancies in which fetus have reached viability
**whether fetus is born or alive or is stillborn after reached viability is affect parity
Primipara -ANS>woman who has completed 1 pregnancy with fetus or fetuses who
have reached stage of fetal viability
Multipara -ANS>woman who has given birth after two or more pregnancies to the
end of 20 weeks gestation
Nullipara -ANS>woman who has not completed a pregnancy to at least the end of
20 weeks
,Preterm -ANS>20-37
Late preterm -ANS>34-36
early term -ANS>37-38
full term -ANS>39-40
late term -ANS>41-41 6/7
post term -ANS>42 and beyond
multifetal -ANS>multiple babies
abortion -ANS>spontaneous or induced termination of a pregnancy before fetus
reaches viability
Prenatal period -ANS>a time of physical and psychological preparation for birth
and parenthood
Duration of pregnancy -ANS>Gestation
spans 9 calendar months
10 lunar months
,40 weeks or 280 days
Trimesters -ANS>1st- 1-13
2nd 14-26
3rd 27-40
GTPAL -ANS>Gravity- (include the current pregnancy)
Term- 37-42 weeks
Preterm-20- 36 6/7
Abortions (induced/spontaneous before 20 weeks gestation)
Living- children only number of children currently living
Mary Ann is pregnant for the fourth time. She had one abortion at 8 weeks
gestation. She has a daughter who was born at 40 weeks gestation and a son born
at 34 weeks. Mary Ann's ob history would be documented as follows: GTPAL? -
ANS>G4 T1 P1 A1 L2
G # of pregnancies
T 37-42 w
P 20-36
A induced/spon
L all living children
, GP
Gravida Para -ANS>G-# of pregnancies
P-number of births after 20 w
EDB -ANS>Estimated date of birth
Ultrasound -ANS>gestational of the fetus
Nagele's rule -ANS>Add 7 days to first day of LMP then subtract 3 mos.
First day of last missed period 1/15
Calculate 1/15 + 7 days=1/22
than count back 3 months (October) -ANS>EDD= 10/22
Presumptive -ANS>those changes felt by the woman (amenorrhea, fatigue,breast
changes)
Probable -ANS>those changes observed by an examiner (Hegar sign, ballottement,
pregnancy test)
Positive -ANS>those signs attributed only to the presence of the fetus (hearing
fetal heart tones, visualizing the fetus, palpating fetal movements)
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