What Does Gravida Mean in Pregnancy?

Gravidity is defined as the number of times that a woman has been pregnant. Parity is defined as the number of times that she has given birth to a fetus with a gestational age of 24 weeks or more, regardless of whether the child was born alive or was stillborn.

What is gravida 3 para 2 mean?

Prepartum, postpartum (before and after delivery), dystocia (difficult delivery) EXAMPLE: On an OB patient's chart you may see the abbreviations: gravida 3, para 2. This means three pregnancies, two live births. The OB patient, currently pregnant with her third baby, will become a Gravida 3, Para 3 after giving birth.

Who is a Gravida?

: a pregnant woman —often used with a number to indicate the number of pregnancies a woman has had a gravida 4.

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