Here are some Vocabulary Words that You Need To Know:
Gravida – a woman who is pregnantGravidity – Pregnancy
Multigravida – A woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Multipara – A woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to the stage of fetal viability
Nulligravida – a woman who has never been pregnant
Nullipara – a woman who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus or foetuses who have reached the stage viability
Parity – the number of preganncies in which the fetus or foetuses have reached viability
Postdate or Postterm – Pregnancy that goes beyong 422 weeks of gestation
Primigravida – a woman who is pregnant for the first time
Primipara – a woman who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or foetuses who have reached the stage of fetal viability
Term – Born between the beginning of week 38 of gestation and the end of week 422 of gestation
Viability – Capacity to live outside thee uterus, occurring about 22 to 24 weeks since last menstrual period or when weight off fetus is greater than 500g
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