Exam 1 Flashcards
Time between conception and onset of labor
Antepartum
Time from onset of labor until the birth of the infant and placenta
Intrapartum
Time from birth until the woman’s body returns to prepregnant condition
Postpartum
1st trimester
Weeks 1-12
2nd trimester
Weeks 13-26
3rd trimester
Weeks 27-40+
A woman who has never been pregnant and is not currently pregnant
Nulligravida
A woman who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus beyond 20 weeks of gestation
Nullipara
A woman who is pregnant for the first time
Primigravida
A woman who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus that reached 20 weeks of gestation
Primipara
A woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20 weeks or more
Multipara
A woman who has been pregnant two or more times
Multigravida
A pregnancy from 38 weeks gestation to the completion of 42 weeks gestation
Term
A pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks gestation but ends before the completion of 37 weeks gestation
Preterm
A pregnancy that goes beyond 42 weeks gestation
Postdate/Postterm
The capacity to live outside of the uterus
Viability
What infants are considered to be on the threshold of viability?
Infants born at 22-25 weeks gestation
EDC
Estimated date of confinement
EDD
Estimated date of delivery
EDB
Estimated date of birth
Nagele’s Rule
Start on the first day of the last menstrual period, subtract 3 months, add 7 days
OR
Add 7 days to the LMP and found forward 9 months
Indicates the number of pregnancies the woman has had including the present one
Gravida
Indicates the number of pregnancies that have reached 20 weeks of gestation
Para
G/T/P/A/L
Gravida Term Preterm Abortion Living
The number of pregnancies that were delivered between 20 and 37 weeks
Preterm
For twins/triplets/etc.
Only counts as one pregnancy
