Key definitions

Question 1

What does gestational age refer to?

Answer 1

refers to the duration of the pregnancy starting from the date of the last menstrual period

Question 2

What is Gravida(G)?

Answer 2

the total number of pregnancies a woman has had

Question 3

What does primigravida refer to?

Answer 3

refers to a patient that is pregnant for the first time

Question 4

What does multigravida refer to?

Answer 4

refers to a patient that is pregnant for at least the second time

Question 5

What does Para(P) refer to?

Answer 5

refers to the number of times the woman has given birth after 24 weeks gestation, regardless of whether the fetus was alive or stillborn

Question 6

What does nulliparous(nullip) refer to?

Answer 6

refers to a patient that has never given birth after 24 weeks gestation

Question 7

What does primiparous refer to?

Answer 7

refers to a patient that has given birth after 24 weeks gestation once before

Question 8

What does multiparous(multip) refer to?

Answer 8

refers to a patient that has given birth after 24 weeks gestation two or more times