Parity (medicine) — For other uses of the term in other fields, see parity . In medicine, parity is a technical term that refers to the number of times a woman or female animal has given birth. A woman who has never given birth after 20 weeks gestation is referred… … Wikipedia
Glossary of terms associated with gravidity — In medicine, gravidity refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant,[1] regardless of whether the pregnancies were interrupted (by abortion, or fetal death) or resulted in a live birth. In biology, the term gravid is used to describe… … Wikipedia
Pregnancy — For pregnancy in non human animals, see Pregnancy (mammals). Pregnancy Classification and external resources A pregnant woman at the end of the second trimester. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Childbirth — Parturition redirects here. For the Voyager episode, see Parturition (Star Trek: Voyager). Childbirth (also called labor, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more… … Wikipedia
Midwifery — Midwives redirects here. For the novel by Chris Bohjalian, see Midwives (novel). A midwife measures the height of the mother s fundus at about 26 weeks to determine the probable gestational age of the fetus. Midwifery is a health care profession… … Wikipedia
Cardiotocography — Intervention A cardiotocograph recording fetal heart rate and uterine contractions ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Obstetric ultrasonography — Intervention Obstetric sonogram of a fetus at 16 weeks. The bright white circle center right is the head, which faces to the left. Features include the forehead at 10 o clock, the left ear toward the center at 7 o clock and the right hand… … Wikipedia
Gravidity — In medicine, gravidity refers to the number of times a woman has been pregnant. In biology, the term gravid is used to describe the condition of a female live bearing fish (or snakes) when carrying young internally. In entomology it describes a… … Wikipedia
Unintended pregnancy — Unintended pregnancies are those in which conception was not intended by the female sexual partner. Worldwide, 38% of pregnancies were unintended in 1999 (some 80 million unintended pregnancies in 1999).[1][2] Unintended pregnancies are the… … Wikipedia
Denial of pregnancy — (also called pregnancy denial) is a rare form of denial exhibited by women to either the fact or the implications of their own pregnancy. One study found that women who denied their pregnancy represented only 0.26% of all deliveries. [1] Contents … Wikipedia
