What does multigravidae mean?

multigravida. / (ˌmʌltɪˈɡrævɪdə) / noun. a woman who is pregnant for at least the third timeCompare multipara.

1. What is a Multigravida woman?
2. What is Multigravida in second trimester mean?
3. What does Multigravida in first trimester mean?
4. Who is a Multipara?
5. What does Multiparity mean?
6. Is having a baby at 35 too old?
7. What is the difference between Primigravida and Multigravida?
8. What is the duration of puerperium period?
9. What is elderly Multigravida with antepartum condition?
10. What is the term for a woman who has never been pregnant?
11. What does antepartum care mean?
12. What is called stillbirth?
13. What is a Primipara mean?
14. What is Grand Multipara?

What is a Multigravida woman?

A multigravida has been pregnant more than once. A multiparous woman (multip) has given birth more than once. ... A grand multigravida has been pregnant five times or more.

What is Multigravida in second trimester mean?

Multigravida: A woman who is pregnant for the second or subsequent time.

What does Multigravida in first trimester mean?

(Multigravida means I had been pregnant more than once. If it were my first pregnancy, my code would have read “elderly primagravida.” Elderly multigravida, elderly primagravida—just as bad!)

Who is a Multipara?

Multipara: A woman who has had two or more pregnancies resulting in potentially viable offspring. The term para refers to births. A para III has had three such pregnancies; a para VI or more is also known as a grand 'multipara.

What does Multiparity mean?

1 : producing many or more than one at a birth. 2 : having experienced one or more previous parturitions.

Is having a baby at 35 too old?

What Is Geriatric Pregnancy? Geriatric pregnancy is a rarely used term for having a baby when you're 35 or older. Rest assured, most healthy women who get pregnant after age 35 and even into their 40s have healthy babies.

What is the difference between Primigravida and Multigravida?

A "nulligravida" is a woman who has never been pregnant. A "primigravida" is a woman who is pregnant for the first time or has been pregnant once. A "multigravida" or "secundigravida" is a woman who has been pregnant more than once.

What is the duration of puerperium period?

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.

What is elderly Multigravida with antepartum condition?

Answer: a. If the patient is indeed experiencing her second or more pregnancy and will be 35 years of age or older by the expected date of delivery, diagnosis code 659.63 (elderly multigravida, antepartum condition or complication) could be used.

What is the term for a woman who has never been pregnant?

(A woman who's never been pregnant is called nulligravida.) If you've never heard the word nulliparous — even if it describes you — you're not alone.

What does antepartum care mean?

Antepartum care, also referred to as prenatal care, consists of the all-encompassing management of patients throughout their pregnancy course. ... After the first positive pregnancy test, care is typically sought by patients and begun after confirmed sonographic intrauterine pregnancy.

What is called stillbirth?

A stillbirth is the death or loss of a baby before or during delivery. Both miscarriage and stillbirth describe pregnancy loss, but they differ according to when the loss occurs.

What is a Primipara mean?

Definition of primipara

1 : an individual bearing a first offspring. 2 : an individual that has borne only one offspring.

What is Grand Multipara?

A reasonable definition of "grand multiparity" is a patient who has had ≥5 births (live or stillborn) at ≥20 weeks of gestation, with "great grand multiparity" defined as ≥10 births (live or stillborn) ≥20 weeks of gestation [2]. However, other definitions are also used.