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| Number of weeks since first day of last menstrual period. |
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| Birth that occurs before end of 20 weeks gestation |
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| Normal duration of pregnancy (38 to 42 weeks) |
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| Time between conception and the onset of labor; prenatal |
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| Time from onset of true labor until birth of infant and placenta |
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| Time from birth until womans body returns to prepregnant condition |
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| Preter or Premature labor |
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| Labor that occurs between 30 and 37 weeks |
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| Labor that occurs after 42 weeks gestation |
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| Any pregnancy , regardless of duration including present pregnancy |
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| Woman who has never been pregnant |
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| Woman pregnant for the first time |
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| Woman who is in her second or any subsequent pregnancy |
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| Birth after 20 weeks gestation regardless of wether infant is born alive or dead, refers to pregnancy not number of fetuses. so twins are para 1 |
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| Woman who has had no births at more than 20 weeks gestation |
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| Woman who has had one birth at more than 20 weeks gestation |
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| Woman who has had two or more births at more than 20 weeks |
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| Infant born dead after 20 weeks gestation |
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| TPAL- acronym from more detailed system for recording para information. |
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T- Number of term births P- Premature birth from 20 to 37 weeks gestation A- Number of pregnancies ending in abortion ( either spontaneous or theraputic) L - Number of living children TPAL approach provides more detailed information about the womans pregnancy history. |
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