Defintions Flashcards
Gravida
woman who is pregnant
gravity
pregnancy
nulligravida
woman who has never been preganant and is not currently pregnant
primigravida
1st time pregnancy
multigravida
woman who has 2 or more pregnancies
parity
number of pregnancies which the fetus have reached 20 weeks gestation
nullipara
woman who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus who have reached 20 weeks of gestation or more
multipara
woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20 weeks of gesation or more
preterm
preg 20 weeks at least but ends 37 weeks
late preterm
34 wks to 38 weeks 6 days
early term
37 weeks to 38 weeks 6 days
full term
39 weeks and 40 weeks 6 days
late term
41 weeks and 41 weeks 6 days
post term
42 weeks 0 days and beyond
viability
the capacity to live outside the uterus, there are no clear limits of gestational age or weight, infants born at 22 to 25 weeks of gestation are on the threshold of viability
