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* embryo - conceptus between time of fertilization to 10 weeks of gestation
* fetus - from 10 weeks of gestation to time of birth
* Ga Pw-x-y-z - a = number of pregnancies, w = number of term births, x = number of preterm births, y = number of miscarriages, z = number of living children; for example, G4P1-2-1-3 means the woman had a total of 4 pregnancies, of which 1 is of term, 2 are preterm, 1 miscarriage, and 3 total living children (1 term + 2 preterm).
* Gestational age - time from last menstrual period (LMP) up to present
* gravidity (G) - number of times a woman has been pregnant
* infant - time of birth to 1 year of age
* parity (P) - number of pregnancies with a birth beyond 20 weeks GA or an infant weighing more than 500 g
* preterm infant - delivered between 24-37 weeks
* previable infant - delivered prior to 24 weeks
* term infant - delivered between 37-42 weeks
* first trimester - up to 14 weeks of gestation
* second trimester - 14 to 28 weeks of gestation
* third trimester - 28th week to delivery
* viability - minimum age for fetus survival, ca. third trimester
* zygote - from fertilization until second cell division
* full term refers to the end of 36 weeks (nine months) from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period — the end of gestation. If a woman gives birth earlier than this, it is classed as a premature birth.
Euphemisms and colloquialisms
There are a number of euphemisms and colloquialisms for pregnancy, ranging from polite to crude, and even comical ("self-humor") terms/phrases originated from pregnant women themselves. Some of these include:
* Mother "to be"
* with child
* expecting
* in a family way or in the family way
* knocked up or k.u.'ed
* P.G.(1950's American slang)
* preggers (British and Australian slang)
* prego (usually a term for an underage pregnancy)
* up the duff (British slang)
* bun in the oven (British and Australian slang)
* blooming (artistic comparison to a flower making fruit)
* eating for two
* saving face (to mean her body changed, but her face is the same)
* pudding club
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