1. Select
the Obstetric tab in the patient's Clinical
Window.
2. Click
The
Parity window
appears.
3. Enter data as appropriate to generate the correct Gravida number, for your records.
o Gravida indicates the number of times the patient has been pregnant (including the current pregnancy), regardless of whether these pregnancies were carried to term.
o Para indicates the number of >20 weeks births (including stillbirths). Pregnancies consisting of multiples, such as twins or triplets, count as one birth.
o Mis (Miscarriages) is the number of pregnancies that were lost for any reason, excluding stillbirths.
o TOP (Termination of Pregnancy) indicates the number of induced abortions.
4. Click Save to confirm.
1. You record a new pregnancy for patient
X. They inform you it is their first pregnancy. After recording
the new pregnancy, the Parity window appears as follows.
Patient has been pregnant 1 time.
2. The
patient miscarriages. You record
the end of their pregnancy as such. The Parity window updates
accordingly.
Patient has been pregnant 1 time and has had 1 miscarriage.
3. The
patient informs you she is pregnant again. You record the second
pregnancy. The Parity windows updates accordingly.
Patient has been pregnant 2 times and has had 1 miscarriage.
4. On her next visit the patient informs you of a previous termination of pregnancy. To record this, you must manually modify data within the Parity window:
Click to open the Parity window.
Within the Parity window increase the TOP value by 1, to indicate the termination.]
You
must then also increase the Gravida
value by 1, to indicate the overall number of pregnancies
for this patient.
Patient has been pregnant 3 times and has had
1 miscarriage and 1 termination.
5. The patient's
current pregnancy then ends successfully. You record
the ending. The Parity window automatically increases the
Para value by 1.