Question

Karen had a positive pregnancy test at home and comes to the clinic today to confirm the pregnancy. Her previous OB history reveals that she gave birth to twin girls at 37 weeks’ gestation, a baby boy at 35 weeks and she had an incomplete abortion followed by a D&C at 12 weeks. Her last menstrual period (LMP) began on September 12, 2018. How will you record her obstetric history, GPTPAL and EDD?

Answer 1

G- gravida
total number of pregnancy in her life

P- parity
total number of birth in her life.
it is always count after 20 week either foetus is born dead or alive

T- term
birth after 37 week of pregnancy

P- preterm
birth at 37 week or less than 37 weeks of pregnancy

A- abortion
expulsion and extraction of part of conception before period of viability

L -live birth
total number of live children

GPTPAL score:-

G4P2T0P2A1L3

EDD-
An estimated due date can be calculated by following steps 1 through 3:

1.First, determine the first day of your last menstrual period.
2.Next, count back 3 calendar months from that date.
3.Lastly, add 1 year and 7 days to that date.

EDD- 19 june 2019