3.

How many days is the length of

pregnancy?
A.365-368 days
B.367-380 days
C.128-180 days
D.267-280 days

4. a woman who is pregnant for the

first time
A.primigravida
B.primipara
C.nullipara
D.nulligravida

5. a woman who has had 2 or more

pregnancies
A.multipara
B.multigravida
C.nullipara
D.nulligravida

6a woman who has never been & is

not currently pregnant
A.para
B.gravida
C.nullipara
D.nulligravida

7. a woman who has never

completed a pregnancy beyond a

spontaneous or elective abortion
A.multipara
B.multigravida
C.nulliparara
D.nulligravida

8. a woman who has given birth

more than once at 20 or more

weeks of gestation(woman who
has carried two or more
pregnancies to viability)
A.para
B.gravida
C.nulliparara

9. a woman who has given birth to

one child past age of viability or

atleast 20 weeks live or dead
A.primipara
B.gravida
C.nulliparara
D.multipara

10. the total number of

pregnancies, past and present,

irrespective of the outcome
A.parity
B.multipara
C.gravidity
D.parturient

11. grand multigravida describes a

woman who has

A.one pregnancies
B.six or more pregnancies
C.less than two pregnancies
D.two to four pregnancies

12. Infant born between 38 to 42

weeks of gestation is termed as

A.Preterm
B.Post term
C.Term
D.Abortus

13. an infant born before 38

weeks
A.Preterm
B.Post term
C.Term
D.Abortus

14. an infant born after 42 weeks

A.Preterm
B.Post term
C.Term
D.Abortus

15. Normal Birth weight of

newborn
A.2500 4000 grams
B.3500 5000 grams
C.2000 3000 grams
D.1500 2000 gram

The Normal
Antepartal
Period

Length of Pregnancy
Days
267 to 280 days

Calendar Months
9 months
Trimesters
3
Weeks
40 weeks
Lunar Months
10
It is best to express gestational age or length of pregnancy in
WEEKS
At expected date of confinement(EDC), the fetus is 40 weeks
old

duration of a normal
pregnancy
266 280 days or 38-42
weeks ( average is 40
weeks)
or 9 calendar months or 10
lunar months.
In lunar month pregnancy
4 week periods
or in trimesters ( 3 month
period) rather than in weeks.

TRIMESTERS OF PREGNANCY
A. First Trimester(1st,2nd,3rd Month)

Period of rapid organogenesis

teratogens like alcohol,drugs, virus and
radiations are highly damaging.

B. Second Trimester( 4th, 5th, 6th

Month)

Most comfortable for the mother

With continued growth of the fetus

C. Third Trimester ( 7th, 8th, 9th Month)

With rapid deposition of fats, iron and

calcium
Period of most rapid fetal growth

TERMS TO REMEMBER

The date on which the baby is expected

Estimated Date of Delivery (EDD)
Estimated Date of Confinement (EDC)
Estimated Date of Birth (EDB)

GRAVIDA
the number of pregnancies regardless of
duration or outcome(woman who is or has been
pregnant)
PARA
number of pregnancies that reach 20 or more
weeks resulting in viable fetus whether born
dead or alive. ( twins, triplets etc. considered as
one).