The clinic record for a client reads: gravida 3, para 2. The admitting nurse is most correct to confirm which prenatal history?

  • The client has been pregnant three times and had two stillbirths.
  • The client has been pregnant three times and had two children born after 20 weeks’ gestation.
  • The client has been pregnant three times and had two miscarriages.
  • The client has been pregnant three times and had two children born after 24 weeks’ gestation.
Number 2 is correct.
Gravida refers to any pregnancy, including the current one, regardless of length. Para refers to birth after 20 weeks’ gestation whether the infant is born dead or alive.