Pregnancy Terms

Question 1

What does Gravidity mean ?

Answer 1

Is the number of times someone has been pregnant

Question 2

Parity definition ?

Answer 2

Is the # of pregnancies in which the fetus reaches 20 weeks

Question 3

What is an Acronym that gives you further information on parity ?

Answer 3

TPAL

Term
Preterm
Abortion (includes spontaneous & elective abortions)
Living children

Question 4

Viability definition ?

Answer 4

• 24 weeks gestation
• Infant has the ability to live outside the uterus
• At 20 weeks the baby is NOT considered viable
  (if born, won’t be a live birth)

Question 5

When is a baby NOT considered viable ?

Answer 5

At 20 weeks

Question 6

What is another term for a Spontaneous Abortion ?

Answer 6

Miscarriage

Question 7

What symptoms should make you think miscarriage ?

Answer 7

• Bleeding
• Cramping
• Backache

Question 8

What level will begin to drop with an Imminenet miscarriage ?

Answer 8

hCG level

Question 9

Most miscarriages occur when ?

Answer 9

Before 20 weeks

Question 10

What rule should you use when trying to determine the EDD (estimated date of delivery) ?

Answer 10

Naegele’s Rule

Question 11

How do you use Naegele’s Rule to determine the EDD ?

Answer 11

Find the first day of the LMP

• Add 7 days
• Subtract 3 months
• Add 1 year

–> depending on the time of year the client became pregnant, you may not need to add a year

Question 12

Naegele’s Rule is only __________ plus or minus 2 years

Answer 12

accurate

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