Terms
Gravida
Gravidity
Multigravida
Multi-para
Nulligravida
Nullipara
Parity
Preterm
Primigravida
Primipara
Defined
Pregnant
Pregnancy
2 or more
pregnancies
2 or more
pregnancies
reaching
fetal
viability
Never
been
pregnant
Not completed
pregnancy
with
fetus(es)
reach
viability
Number
of pregnancies
which the
fetus(es)
reach
viability
born after
20 weeks
Pregnancy Terms to Know
Give examples:
Not
number of
fetus(es)
born
Includes
– live or
stillborn
But
before 37
weeks
pregnant
first time
Complete
one pregnancy
with
fetus(es)
viable
1
Five digit
sys GTPAL
Pregnancy Terms to Know
Five and the Two Digits System for Pregnancy
G=
T=
P=
A=
L=
Two digit
Gravida
Term
Pre-term Abortion
Living
System
s
Children
Condi- Pregnantion
cies
pregnant
1
first time
pregnant
1
to term &
newborn
lives
Pregnant
2
again
Second
2
pregnancy is
aborted
Third
3
pregnancy has
preterm
twins
G=Gravi
da
P=
Parity
Term
Birth
0
Preterm
Birth
0
Abortion
(s)
0
Living
children
0
I/0
1
0
0
1
I/I
1
0
0
1
II/I
1
0
1
1
II/I
1
1
1
3
III/II
2
Presump
Breasts
-tive
changes
Signs =
Probable Goodell’s
Signs =
Sign
Pregnancy Terms to Know
Signs of Pregnancy
amennorNausea
More
Fatigue
rhea
and
urination
Vomiting
Chadwick Hegar’s HCG – in HCG – in
Sign
Sign
blood
urine
Positive
Signs =
Visualiza
-tion of
Fetus
(u/s)
Visualization of
Fetus
(x-ray)
EDB =
(EDC)
Nägele’s
Rule =
[(LMP +
7 days) –
3 months]
+ 1year
Grantly
DickRead
Method
= “childbirth
without
fear”
Pain is
socialized
condition
Lamaze
Method
=
“pscyhoprophylactic
Method”
PPM
Mind
control
Bradley
method
=Partnercoached
birth
Combo
Holistic
Breath
control,
abdominal
breathing,
general
body
relaxation
Variety
FHT
fetal
(u/s,
moveDoppler
ments
u/s,
assessed
Doppler
by
stetheexaminer
scope,
fetal
scope)
Example:
July 10,
2000
EDB =
April 17,
2001
Childbirth Education
Pain is
Method:
caused by deep
fearbreathing
tensionduring
pain
abdomensyndrome thoracic
breathing
ControlActive
led
relaxation
muscular
relax and
breathing
technique
Method:
Darkness,
solitude,
quiet
quickening
BraxtonHicks
UCS
ballottement
breath
holding
for
second
stage
labor
Update:
relaxation
between
UCS
fetal
movements
visible
Shallow
breathing
Method:
Contract
specific
muscle
groups
Condition
While
-ing
relaxing
relaxation
remainder &
of body
breathing
through
UCS
Deep
state of
mental
relaxation
(@ Sleep
during
labor)
3