Obstetric History

Question 1

What is gravidity?

Answer 1

-Gravidity denotes the total number of pregnancies, both present and past regardless of outcome

Question 2

What is parity?

Answer 2

-Parity denotes the total number of previous pregnancies beyond 28 weeks or viability

Question 3

Define the following :
-Nullipara
-Nulligravida

Answer 3

-Nullipara : One who has never completed pregnancy beyond viability
-Nulligravida : One who has never been pregnant

Question 4

Define the following:
-Primipara
-Primigravida

Answer 4

-Primipara : One who has delivered one viable child
-Primigravida : One who is pregnant for the first time

Question 5

What is grand multipara?

Answer 5

-5 births or more

Question 6

Multigravida?

Answer 6

-More than one pregnancy

Question 7

How do you determine the EDD?

Answer 7

-Using naegle’s rule
-Add 7 days, subtract 3 months, Add one year from the LNMP

Question 8

How do you determine the gestational age?

Answer 8

-Count number of weeks from the LNMP

Question 9

What is full delivery?

Answer 9

-Delivery at 37 weeks or more.

Question 10

What is Preterm delivery?

Answer 10

-Delivery at less than 37 weeks

Question 11

Consideration of termination, miscarriages and abortion on parity?

Answer 11

-Occurs at less than 28 weeks
-Considered as a subscript plus

Question 12

Who is a parturient

Answer 12

-A woman in labour

Question 13

Who is a puerpera?

Answer 13

-A woman who has just given birth

Question 14

Methods used to confirm pregnancy?

Answer 14

-Physical Examination
-Qualitative hCG blood test
-Clinical urine test
-Transvaginal ultrasound
-Abdominal ultrasound