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pregnancy length
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calculated from the first day of the last mestrual period
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gestation
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the number of weeks of pregnancy since the first day of the LMP
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EDD\EDB
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estimated date of delivery\birth
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gravida
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woman who is or has been preganant, regardless of the duration of pregnancy
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gravidity
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pregnancy
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parity
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number of pregnancies in which the fetus have reached viability, not the number born
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viability
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the capacity to live outside the uterus; usually around 22-24 weeks since LMP, or > 500 grams; in La 20 weeks and 350 grams
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nullgravida
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never been pregnant
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primigravida
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woman who is pregnant for the first time
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multigravida
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has had two or more pregnancies
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nullipara
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woman who has never completed a preg beyond the 20 week gestation
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primipara
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woman who has given birth after carrying a pregnancy for at least 20 weeks
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multipara
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woman who has completed 2 or more peg to the stage of fetal viability
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abortion
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termination of preg before the stage of fetal viability; can be elective \ spontanous
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preterm birth
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birth occuring affter 20 weeks but before the beginning of the 38th week of gestation
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term birth
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birth occurring between the beginning of the 38th week of gestation and end of the 42nd week of gestation
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stillbirth
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an infant born dead after 20 weeks gestation
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trimester
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3 equal periods in which pregnancy is divided
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first trimester
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weeks 1-13
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second trimester
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weeks 14-26
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third trimester
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weeks 27- term gestation (38-40)
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