Terms Flashcards
Gravidity
Pregnancy
Parity
The number of pregnancies in which the fetus or fetuses have reached 20 weeks of gestation, not the number of fetuses (e.g., twins) born.
Parity is not affected by whether the fetus is born alive or is stillborn (i.e., showing no signs of life at birth).
Gravida
A person who is pregnant
Nulligravida
A person who has never been pregnant and is not currently pregnant
Nullipara
A person who has not completed a pregnancy w/ a fetus or fetuses beyond 20 weeks of gestation
Primigravida
A person who is pregnant for the first time
Primipara
A person who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses who have reached 20 weeks of gestation
Multigravida
A person who has had two or more pregnancies
Multipara
A person who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20 weeks of gestation or more
Viability
Capacity to live outside the uterus; there are no clear limits of gestational age or weight.
Infants born at 22 to 25 weeks of gestation are considered to be on the threshold of viability.
Preterm
A pregnancy between 20 weeks and 36 weeks 6 days of gestation
Late Preterm
A pregnancy that has reached between 34 weeks 0 days and 36 weeks 6 days of gestation
Term
A pregnancy from the beginning of week 37 of gestation to the end of week 40 plus 6 days of gestation
Post Term
A pregnancy after 42 weeks
