Kuliah Sem4 2008-1

Fakulti Kejururawatan

NSY 4103 MATERNAL HEALTH, NEONATE & REPRODUCTIVE TERMINOLOGY OF OBSTETRIC By Nor Marini Ibrahim

TERMINOLOGY Understanding terms used to describe the pregnant woman is important in studying maternity care. Commonly used terms include the following: Ante Antepartum Gravida Prenatal Nulligravida never pregnant

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before time before delivery any pregnancy time before birth a women who has been

TERMINOLOGY Para

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number of birth. (regardless of whether the infants were born alive or dead)

Preterm -

a pregnancy that ends after 28 week’s and before 37 week’s gestation

TERMINOLOGY  Postterm

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gestation

a pregnancy that goes beyond 40 week’s

 Primigravida

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a woman pregnant first time

 Multigravida

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a woman who is in second or a pregnancy

for the

her subquent

TERMINOLOGY  Nullipara

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a woman who has not birth

 Primipara

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a woman who has given birth to her first or alive)

given

fetus (dead  Multigravida

her sub-sequent

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a woman who is in second or a pregnancy

TERMINOLOGY  Stillbirth

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after 20 gestation

 EDD

delivery

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a fetus born dead week’s

estimated date of