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NURS 334 - Maternal and Neonatal Nursing Set 1
Common Obstetric Terminology & GTPAL
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/30/2011

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Term

Common Obsteric Terminology




Gestation

Definition

 



Number of weeks since the first day of the last menstrual period

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology

 

 

 

Abortion

Definition

 

 

 

Birth occuring before the end of 20 weeks gestation

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology





Term

Definition

 

 

Normal duration of pregnancy

(38 to 42 weeks gestation)

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology





Antepartum

Definition

 

 

 

Time between conception and the onset of labor

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology





Intrapartum

Definition

 

 

Period from the onset of true labor until the birth of the infant and placenta

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology





Postpartum

Definition

 

 

 

Time from birth until the woman's body returns to prepregnant condition

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology





Preterm or premature labor

Definition

 

 

 

Labor that occurs after 20 weeks but before completion of 37 weeks gestation

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology





Nullipara

Definition

 

 

 

Woman who has had no births at more than 20 weeks gestation

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology





Primipara

Definition

 

 

 

Woman who has had one birth at more than 20 weeks gestation

Term

 

Common Obstetric Terminology






Multipara

 

Definition

 

 

 

Woman who has had two or more births at more than 20 weeks gestation

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology






Stillbirth

Definition

 

 

 

Infant born dead after 20 weeks gestation

Term

Common Obstetric Terminology






Multigravida

Definition

 

 

 

Woman in second or any subsequent pregnancy

Term

Obstetric History






Gravida

Definition

 

Any pregnacy, including present


- Nulligravida: never been pregnant

- Primigravida: in first pregnancy    

- Multigravida: 2nd or more pregnancy  

Term

Obstetric History






Para

Definition

 

birth after 20 weeks gestation

(before 20 weeks: spotaneous abortion)


- Nullipara:  never given birth at > 20 wks     

 

- Primipara:  has had 1 birth > 20 wks                      

 

- Multipara:  2 or more births > 20 wks                      

 

- Multiples such as twins are counted as ONE birth

 

Term

Obstetric History





G/P

P=TPAL


Definition

 

- G = gravida, # of pregnancies                               

- P is further broken down & multiples are counted:

 

–T = # of term infants born (37 wks+)                                   

 

–P = # of preterm infants (> 20, < 37 wks)                           

 

–A = # pregnancies ending in spontaneous or therapeutic abortion (SAB/TAB)

 

–L = # of currently living children                                            

 

Term

Obstetric History

 

G/P vs GTPAL
Susie Smart is pregnant.  She has four sons at home:  twins born in 1996 at 34 wks, then singletons born in 1998,  and 2001.  She had 1 miscarriage in 2000.

- What is her G/P?      

- What is her GTPAL?

Definition

                   

                   

                         G = 5                                    G = 5

                         P = 3                                     T (term) = 2

                                                                       P (preterm) = 2

                                                                       A (abortions) = 1

                                                                       L (living) = 4

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