Chapter 7 Gravida and Parity Terms

Multigravida

A woman who has had two or more pregnancies

Gravida

A woman who is pregnant

Multipara

A woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20 weeks

Viability

Capacity to live outside the uterus; about 22 to 25 weeks of gestation are on the threshold of viability

Parity

Number of pregnancies in which fetus or fetuses have reached 20 weeks gestation, not number of fetuses (e.g., twins) born. Whether fetus is born alive or stillborn (fetus who shows no signs of life at birth) after viability is reached does not affect parity

Gravidity

Pregnancy

Term

Pregnancy from beginning of week 38 of gestation to end of week 42 of gestation

Postdate or Postterm

Pregnancy that goes beyond 42 weeks of gestation

Preterm

Pregnancy that has reached 30 weeks of gestation but before 37 weeks of gestation

Primigravida

Woman pregnant for the first time

Primipara

Woman who has completed one pregnancy with fetus or fetuses who have reached stage of fetal viability

Nulligravida

Woman who has never been pregnant

Nullipara

Woman who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus or fetuses beyond 20 weeks gestation