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What does the term para mean in medical terminology?

Correct Incorrect Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a "para." Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a "birth," it must go to at least 20 weeks' gestation or yield an infant that weighs at least 500 grams, irrespective of whether the infant is live born or not.

What does the term para mean in medical terminology?

• A woman who is pregnant
• A woman who has delivered ≥1 viable infant
• A woman who has had multiple miscarriages
• A woman who is in labor