Maternity Terminology Flashcards
Antepartum
period where women is pregnant
aka prenatal
length of normal pregnancy
9 months, 10 lunar months, 40 weeks, 280 days
first semester time
week 1-13
second trimester time
week 14-26
third trimester time
week 27-gestation
gravida
women who is pregnant
gravidity
of pregnancies (counting current one)
multigravida
women who has had 2+ pregnancies
multipara
women who have completed 2+ pregnancies 20+ weeks
nulligravida
women who never been pregnant
nullipara
women who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus whom has reached 20 weeks of gestation
parity
of pregnancies in which the fetus has reached 20 weeks
Term
a pregnancy that is carried until 37-42 weeks gestation
Post-term
pregnancy that goes beyond 42 weeks of gestation
Pre-term
pregnancy that is carried until 20-37 weeks gestation
Primigravida
women who is pregnant for the first time
Primipara
women who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus who reached 20 weeks of gestation
Viability
capacity for the baby to live outside the uterus (22-25 weeks)
Abortion
loss of pregnancy before fetus is viable
Miscarriage (spontaneous abortion)
abortion that occurs, naturally
Induced abortion
purposeful interruption of a pregnancy before 20 weeks of gestation
Elective Abortion
performed at women’s request
Therapeutic abortion
performed for maternal or fetal health reasons
GTPAL
Gravidity, Term, Preterm, Abortions, Living children
