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Essential Midwifery Terminology Guide

This document discusses midwifery terminology. It defines terms like gravida, para, viability, nulligravida, primigravida, and multipara. Gravida refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant, while para describes the number of viable offspring delivered. It provides examples to illustrate these terms, such as that a woman who is pregnant for the fifth time but had an abortion during her second pregnancy would be classified as G5P3. The document seeks to clarify common midwifery terminology used to describe pregnancy and birth outcomes.

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Essential Midwifery Terminology Guide

This document discusses midwifery terminology. It defines terms like gravida, para, viability, nulligravida, primigravida, and multipara. Gravida refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant, while para describes the number of viable offspring delivered. It provides examples to illustrate these terms, such as that a woman who is pregnant for the fifth time but had an abortion during her second pregnancy would be classified as G5P3. The document seeks to clarify common midwifery terminology used to describe pregnancy and birth outcomes.

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Midwifery

Maiya S. Manandhar

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA
1. Which of the following is international
professional organization for Midwives
a. Midwifery Society of Nepal
b. American Nurse Association
c. International Confederation of Midwives
d. International counsel for Nurses

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


4. In 1990s, GON invested two types of health
workers to provide maternal/child health
services at the village level. They are
a. FCHV and VHW
b. SBA and ANM
c. MCHW and ANM
d. MCHW AND FCHV

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


5. SBA policy was formulated in;
a. 2004
b. 2006
c. 2008
d. 2010

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


• In Nepal Bachelor in Midwifery science started
in…………
a) 2014 AD
b) 2015 AD
c) 2016 AD
d) 2017 AD

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


Terminology
Which of the following terminology denotes the
both present and past pregnancy status?
• a) Gravida
• b) Para
• c) viability
• d) all of above

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


• Gravida refers to

a. A serious pregnancy
b. Number of times a female has been pregnant
c. Number of children a female has delivered
d. Number of term pregnancies a female had

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


• Mrs Regmi is on her 5 th pregnancy and has
history of abortion in her second pregnancy.
She is considered to be;
a. G4P2
b. G5P4
c. G5P3
d. G4P4

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


Terminology used in midwifery
• Gravid - pregnant
• Gravida –A pregnant women
• Viability-capability of living, usually accepted
as 22weeks, although survival is rare.
• Para –used to describes a women who has
delivered one or more viable offspring.

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


Cont’d…..
• Nulligravida-woman who is not now and never
has been pregnant.
• Primi gravida- A woman pregnant for the first
time.
• Multigravida –A woman who has previously
had one or more pregnancy.
• Nullipara –A woman who has never given
birth to viable child.

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


Cont’d…..
• Primi para –A woman who has given birth for
the first time to a viable child , weather alive
or stillborn.
• Multi para – a woman who has borne more
than one viable child.
• A woman who has given birth 5 or more times
is called a grand multipara.

Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA


Maiya S. Manandhar, SBA

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