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Ob Gyn coding essent
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pregnancy | Pregnancy is the period when a fertilized egg develops into a fetus inside a woman's uterus, typically lasting about 40 weeks (9 months) and divided into three trimesters, |
| Childbirth | Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery of the fetus and the placenta. |
| Puerperium | Puerperium is defined as the time from the delivery of the placenta through the first few weeks after the delivery. This period is usually considered to be 6 weeks in duration. |
| Gravid | The term "gravida" refers to a pregnant female. |
| Nulligravida | A "nulligravida" is a female who has never been pregnant |
| Primagravida | A "primagravida" is a female who is pregnant for a first time or only once |
| Multigravida | "multigravida" or "secundigravida" is a female who has been pregnant more than once. |
| Parity or para | refers to parity, counting the number of pregnancies a woman has carried to a viable stage (past 20 weeks), indicating her birth history (e.g., Para 1, Para 2). It signifies the number of deliveries, not pregnancies, with twins counting as one birth. |
| Nulliparous | Nullipara (or nulliparous) is a medical term for a woman who has never given birth to a viable child |
| What does G3P2002 represent in obstetrical health record? | G3 means 3 pregnancies total , P2002 as 2 Term births , 0 Preterm births , 0 Abortions/miscarriages (before 20 wks), and 2 Living children, indicating a patient with two live babies from two prior pregnancies, currently pregnant with her third. |