Information about Gravidity
Gravida
In medicine, gravidity refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant- A gravida is a pregnant woman.
- A nulligravida or gravida 0 is a woman who has never been pregnant.
- A primigravida or gravida 1 is a woman who is pregnant for the first time or has been pregnant one time.
- A multigravida or more specifically a gravida 2 (also secundigravida), gravida 3, and so on, is a woman who has been pregnant more than one time.
- An elderly primigravida is a woman in her first pregnancy, who is at least 35 years old.
Gravid
Gravid is term used in entomology to describe a mated female insect.Gravid is term used in biology to describe the condition of a female livebearing fish (or snakes) when carrying young internally.
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Medicine is the science and "" of maintaining and/or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of patients. The term is derived from the Latin ars medicina meaning the art of healing.
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Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, inside the body of a female mammal such as a human. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations (for example, in the case of twins or triplets).
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parity is a technical term that refers to the number of times a woman or female animal has given birth.
A woman who has never given birth is referred to as being nulliparous, a nullipara or para 0.
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A woman who has never given birth is referred to as being nulliparous, a nullipara or para 0.
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History of abortion
Abortion by country
Methods
Surgical:
Suction-Aspiration D&E
D&C* IDX*
Hysterotomy* Instillation*
Medical:
Mifepristone Misoprostol
* Rarely performed
Abortion law
Conscience clause Minors
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Abortion by country
Methods
Surgical:
Suction-Aspiration D&E
D&C* IDX*
Hysterotomy* Instillation*
Medical:
Mifepristone Misoprostol
* Rarely performed
Abortion law
Conscience clause Minors
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parity is a technical term that refers to the number of times a woman or female animal has given birth.
A woman who has never given birth is referred to as being nulliparous, a nullipara or para 0.
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A woman who has never given birth is referred to as being nulliparous, a nullipara or para 0.
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TPAL is one of the methods to provide a quick overview of a female's obstetric history. Two other methods often used are gravida/para and '''GPA.
In TPAL, the T refers to term infants (after 37 weeks gestation), the P
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In TPAL, the T refers to term infants (after 37 weeks gestation), the P
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Gravida/para status is medical shorthand for a woman's obstetric history. Gravida indicates the total number of pregnancies a woman has had, regardless of whether they were carried to term. Para indicates the number of viable(>20 wks)births.
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Gravida/para/abortus (GPA) encodes a summary of a woman's obstetric history.
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- Gravida: the number of pregnancies a woman has had. A current pregnancy, if any, is included.
- Para: the number of pregnancies resulting in live births.
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