Question

A pregnant client has a history of giving birth to one set of twin boys, one term girl and 2 early spontaneous abortions. What is her gravida and para?

Answer 1

GTPAL is the acronym being used to obtain history of a pregnant women. G means Gravida which is the total number of pregnancies, this includes the term,preterm and abortion pregnancies and Para is for only the total number of living children. In this case, it would be Gravida 5 and Para 3.

Answer 2

Para OR Parity is the number of achieved pregnancies beyond 20 weeks reproduction (whether viable or nonviable). The number of fetuses delivered does not arrange the parity. A woman who has been suspecting once and delivered twins after 20 weeks would be perceived to be a Gravid 1 Para 1.