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abortion
loss of pregnancy before fetus is viable outside uterus - miscarriage
antepartum
time between conception and the onset of labor; usually used to describe the period
during which a woman is pregnant
gestation
the number of weeks of pregnancy since the first day of the last menstrual period
grand multiparity
five or more pregnancies - births (live/stillborn) at greater than 20 weeks gestation
gravida
pregnant woman
intrapartum
time from the onset of true labor until the birth of the infant and delivery of placenta
nulli gravida
female who has never been pregnant
nulli para
female who has never given birth
post-dates
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postpartum
after giving birth
post term
after 42 weeks gestation
preterm
labor between 20 and 38 weeks gestation
preterm birth
birth before 38 weeks gestation
primigravida
a woman who is pregnant for the first time
multipara
woman who has had more than one pregnancy in which the fetus was viable
term
normal duration of pregnancy
last normal menstrual period (LNMP)
last normal menstrual period before pregnancy; sometimes used to calculate gestational
age
estimated due date/estimated date of delivery (EDD)
approximate date childbirth will occur
gravida/parity score
G(X) P(ABCD)
X= total number of pregnancies (including current)