WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE 13TH EDITION
LOWDERMILK 2026 STUDY GUIDE SOLVED A+
◉ Gravidity. Answer: pregnancy
◉ Nulligravida. Answer: a woman who has never been pregnant and
is not currently pregnant
◉ Primigravida. Answer: a woman who is pregnant for the first time
◉ Multigravida. Answer: a woman who has had two or more
pregnancies
◉ Parity. Answer: the number of pregnancies in which the baby has
reached 20 weeks of gestation
◉ Nullipara. Answer: a woman who has not completed a pregnancy
beyond 20 weeks of gestation
◉ Primipara. Answer: a woman who has completed one pregnancy
having reached 20 weeks of gestation
, ◉ Multipara. Answer: a woman who has completed two or more
pregnancies to 20 weeks of gestation or more
◉ Preterm. Answer: a pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of
gestation but ends before completing 37 weeks of gestation
◉ Late preterm. Answer: a pregnancy that has reached between 34
weeks 0 days and 36 weeks 6 days of gestation
◉ Early term. Answer: a pregnancy that has reached between 37
weeks 0 days and 38 weeks 6 days of gestation
◉ Full term. Answer: a pregnancy that has reached between 39
weeks 0 days and 40 weeks 6 days of gestation
◉ Late term. Answer: a pregnancy that has reached between 41
weeks 0 days and 41 weeks 6 days of gestation
◉ Post term. Answer: a pregnancy that has reached between 42
weeks 0 days and beyond of gestation
◉ Viability. Answer: capacity to live outside the uterus