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