Definitions Flashcards
Gravid
The state of being pregnant
Gravida
A pregnant woman
Nulligravida
A woman who had never been pregnant
Primigravida
A woman pregnant for the first time
Multigravida
A woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Parity
The number of times a woman has given birth to a child (live or stillborn) after 20 weeks gestation (prior to 20 weeks, it is considered an abortion either spontaneous or therapeutic).
Nullipara
A woman who has not yet given birth
Primipara
A woman who has given birth once after 20 weeks gestation (after the age of viability)
Multipara
A woman who has given birth more than once
Preterm
20 – 36 +6 weeks of gestation
Term
37 – 41 +6 weeks of gestation
Post term
< 42 weeks of gestation
GTPAL
Gravidity, term births, preterm births, abortion, living children
Presentation
Part of the fetus that enters pelvic inlet first. Cephalic (head), breech
(buttocks or feet [footling]), or shoulder
Presenting part
The part of the fetus that lies closest to the internal os. The part felt first by the examiner during VE. Usually the occiput in a cephalic presentation or the sacrum in a breech presentation.
Position
Relationship of the presenting part of the fetus (occiput, sacrum, mentum or sinciput) to the four quadrants of the maternal pelvis. Eg. Left occiput anterior (LOA).
Attitude
Relationship of the fetal body parts to each other; may be flexed, deflexed or extended
Lie
Relationship of the long axis (spine) of the fetus to the long axis (spine) of the mother; lie may be longitudinal (vertical), horizontal (transverse) or oblique (diagonal)
Station
Relationship of the presenting part to an imaginary line drawn between the ischial spines of the pelvis. It is a measure of the degree of descent of the fetus through the pelvis.
LOA
Left occiput anterior
LOP
Left occiput posterior
LOT
Left occiput transverse
ROA
Right occiput anterior
ROP
Right occiput posterior
ROT
Right occiput transverse
RSA
Right sacrum anterior
RSP
Right sacrum posterior
RST
Right sacrum transverse
LSA
Left sacrum anterior
LSP
Left sacrum posterior
LST
Left sacrum transverse
OA
Occiput anterior
OP
Occiput posterior
SA
Sacrum anterior
PA
Sacrum posterior
APGAR
Score of neonatal response at birth (VS)
FASD
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
FHR
Fetal Heart Rate
HNM
Has no mec’d (has not pooped)
HNV
Has not voided
IUGR
Intrauterine Growth Restriction
LGA
Large for Gestational Age
NST
Non-Stress Test
SGA
Small for Gestational Age
SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
AP
Antepartum
ARM
Artificial Rupture of Membranes
C/S
Cesarean Section
CPD
Cephalopelvic Disproportion
EBL
Estimated Blood Loss
EBM
Expressed Breast Milk
EDD
Expected Date of Delivery
GBS
Group B Streptococcus
GDM
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
GDID
Gestational Diabetes – Insulin Dependent
IUD
Intrauterine Device
IUFD
Intrauterine Fetal Demise (or Fetal Death)
LMP
Last Menstrual Period
NKDA
No Known Drug Allergies
NKFA
No Known Food Allergies
PP
Postpartum
PPD
Postpartum Depression
PIH/HIP
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension/Hypertension in Pregnancy
POD
Post-Op Day
PPH
Postpartum Hemmorrhage
PROM
Premature Rupture of Membranes
PPROM
Prelabour Premature Rupture of Membranes
PTL
Preterm Labour
SROM
Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes
ARM
Artificial Rupture of Membranes
SVD
Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery
VBAC
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
VE
Vaginal Exam
CDST
Clinical Decision Support Tool
SOGC
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
PSBC
Perinatal Services BC
WHO CODE
World Health Organization Code for Breastfeeding
