Gravidity and parity >20 weeks(duration varies from region to region, 20 - 28 weeks, depending upon age of viability). A woman who has never carried a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks is "nulliparous", and is called a "nullipara" or "para 0". A woman who has given birth once before is "primiparous", and is referred to as a "primipara" or "primip"; moreover, a woman who has given birth two or more times is "multiparous" and is called a "multip".. Finally, "grand multipara" describes the condition of having given birth five or more times. Like gravidity, parity may also be counted. A woman who has given
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