MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSING – COMPREHENSIVE STUDY NOTES AND
EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL
PREGNANCY DURATION:
This is the number of completed weeks counting from the 1st day of the last normal menstrual cycle
(LMP). - (answers)40 weeks gestation age
PREGNANCY DURATION:
This refers to the age of the developing baby, counting from the estimated date of conception. The fetal
age is usually 2 weeks less than the gestation age. - (answers)34 weeks fetal age
TRIMESTERS:
Give the exact weeks for the first trimesters. - (answers)0-13 weeks
TRIMESTERS:
Give the exact weeks for the second trimester. - (answers)14-26 weeks
TRIMESTERS:
Give the exact weeks for the third trimester. - (answers)27-40 weeks
PRENATAL TERMS:
, A woman who is pregnant/ the number of pregnancies. - (answers)Gravida/ Gravidity
PRENATAL TERMS:
A woman who is never been pregnant. - (answers)Nulligravida
PRENATAL TERMS:
A woman who is pregnant for the first time. - (answers)Primigravida
PRENATAL TERMS:
A woman who has had 2+ pregnancies. - (answers)Multigravida
PRENATAL TERMS:
This is the number of pregnancies that have reached viability (20 weeks gestation) whether the fetus was
born alive or not. - (answers)Parity
PRENATAL TERMS:
(0) zero pregnancies beyond viability (20 weeks). - (answers)Nullipara
PRENATAL TERMS:
(1) one pregnancy that has reached viability (20 weeks). - (answers)Primipara
EXAM PREPARATION MATERIAL
PREGNANCY DURATION:
This is the number of completed weeks counting from the 1st day of the last normal menstrual cycle
(LMP). - (answers)40 weeks gestation age
PREGNANCY DURATION:
This refers to the age of the developing baby, counting from the estimated date of conception. The fetal
age is usually 2 weeks less than the gestation age. - (answers)34 weeks fetal age
TRIMESTERS:
Give the exact weeks for the first trimesters. - (answers)0-13 weeks
TRIMESTERS:
Give the exact weeks for the second trimester. - (answers)14-26 weeks
TRIMESTERS:
Give the exact weeks for the third trimester. - (answers)27-40 weeks
PRENATAL TERMS:
, A woman who is pregnant/ the number of pregnancies. - (answers)Gravida/ Gravidity
PRENATAL TERMS:
A woman who is never been pregnant. - (answers)Nulligravida
PRENATAL TERMS:
A woman who is pregnant for the first time. - (answers)Primigravida
PRENATAL TERMS:
A woman who has had 2+ pregnancies. - (answers)Multigravida
PRENATAL TERMS:
This is the number of pregnancies that have reached viability (20 weeks gestation) whether the fetus was
born alive or not. - (answers)Parity
PRENATAL TERMS:
(0) zero pregnancies beyond viability (20 weeks). - (answers)Nullipara
PRENATAL TERMS:
(1) one pregnancy that has reached viability (20 weeks). - (answers)Primipara
