Lesson 2 : Prenatal Care Flashcards
refers to the health care given to a woman and her family during pregnancy
Prenatal care
Other term for prenatal care
Anteral Care
It’s primary goal is to provide maximum health to expectant mothers and their babies.
Prenatal Care
number of pregnancies that have reached viability, regardless of whether infant were born or alive.
Para
woman who is or has been pregnant
Gravida
Woman who is pregnant for the first time
Primigravida
Woman who has been pregnant previously
Multigravida
Woman who has given birth to one cild past age of viability
primipara
woman who has carried five or more pregnancies to viability
Grand Multipara
Woman who has completed 2 or more pregnancies to age of viability
Multipara
Woman who has never delivered a fetus . May or may not been pregnant before.
Nullipara
Woman who has never been pregnant
Nulligravida
Comprehensive system for classifying pregnancy status ; provides a greater detail on a women’s pregnancy hostory
GTPAL or GTPALM
By this system, the gravida classification remains the same but para is broken down
GTPAL or GTPALM
Number of full Term births
T
Number of premature births
P
Number of spontaneous therapeutic abortion or miscarriages
A
Number of living children
L
Infant born without signs of life
Stillbirth
death of a newborn within 7 day after birth
Early Neonatal Death
death of a newborn between 7-29 days after birth
Late Neonatal Death
An infant is considered ____ if the first newborn weight taken is less than 2500 grams
Low Birth Weight (LBW)
An infant with a birth weight of MORE than 4000 grams
Large Birth Weight
Normal birth weight
2500-4000grams
A women in labor
Parturient
A woman who just delivered within 6 weeks after delivery
Puerpera
An infant born b/w 37 and 42 weeks of gestation
Term Infant
An infant born before 3-7 weeks of gestation
Preterm
Infant born after 42 weeks of gestation
Postterm Infant
Pregnancy that terminates before the period of viability (20 weeks)
Abortion
Is recorded when an infant born shows sign of life.
Livebirth
