NURS 3112 Study Guide - Final Guide: Preterm Birth, Gestation, Fetus
23 Jun 2017
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The following terms are used in recording the obstetric history of maternity patients: Antepartum:time between conception and onset of labor,usually used to describe the period during which a woman ispregnant; used interchangeably with prenatal. Intrapartum:time from onset of labor until the birth of theinfant and placenta. Postpartum:time from birth until the woman"s body re-turns to an essentially prepregnant condition. Gestation:the number of weeks since the first day of thelast menstrual period (lmp). Abortion:birth that occurs before 20 weeks" gestation or thebirth of a fetus-newborn who weighs less than 500 g (cun-ningham et al. , 2010). Te r m :the normal duration of pregnancy (38 to 42 weeks"gestation). Preterm or premature labor:labor that occurs after 20weeks but before the completion of 37 weeks of gestation. Postterm labor:labor that occurs after 42 weeks of gestation. Primigravida:a woman who is pregnant for the first time. Multigravida:a woman who is in her second or any subse-quent pregnancy.
