ANTENATAL CARE

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 ANTENATAL CARE
SYSTEMATIC SUPERVISION [EXAMINNATION &
ADVICE] OF A WOMAN DURING PREGNANCY IS
CALLED ANTNATAL / PRENATAL CARE.

 SUPERVISION SHOULD BE REGULAR &

PERIODIC.
 PRENATAL CARE IS THE CARE IN
CONTINUUM THAT STARTS BEFORE
PREGNANCY & ENDS AT DELIVERY &
POSTPARTUM PERIOD.

ANTENATAL CARE COMPRISES OF

 CAREFUL HISTORY TAKING AND
EXAMINATIONS
 ADVICE GIVEN TO PREGNANT WOMAN.
 GRAVIDA : DENOTES A PREGNANT
STATE BOTH PRESENT AND PAST
IRRESPECTIVE OF PERIOD OF GESTATION.
 PARITY : DENOTES A STATE OF
PREVIOUS PREGNANCY BEYOND THE PERIOD
OF VIABILITY.
 BOTH GRAVIDA AND PARA REFER TO
PREGNANCIES NOT TO BABIES.
 NULLIPARA : IS ONE WHO HAS NEVER
COMPLETED A PREGNANCY TO STAGE OF
VIABILITY.
 PRIMIPARA: IS ONE WHO HAS
DELIVERED ONE VIABLE CHILD.
 MULTIPARA: IS ONE WHO HAS
COMPLETED TWO OR MORE PREGNANCIES
TO STAGE OF VIABILITY OR MORE.
 NULLIGRAVIDA : IS ONE WHO IS NOT
NOW OR NEVER HAS BEEN PREGNANT.
 PRIMIGRAVIDA : IS ONE WHO IS
PREGNANT FOR THE FIRST TIME.