Abortus meaning.

Abortus meaning.

• A. Total pregnancies
• B. Term births
• C. Number of births that were lost for any reason
• D. Living children

Answer: (C)

Abortus refers to pregnancy losses that occur before a live birth. In obstetric history notations, such as GTPAL, abortus counts the number of pregnancies that ended in abortion or miscarriage (spontaneous or induced) before reaching term. This is different from term births (completed pregnancies reaching full term) and from living children (the number of children who are alive). So the concept captured by abortus is the count of pregnancies that were lost before viability, i.e., ended without a living child.

Abortus refers to pregnancy losses that occur before a live birth. In obstetric history notations, such as GTPAL, abortus counts the number of pregnancies that ended in abortion or miscarriage (spontaneous or induced) before reaching term. This is different from term births (completed pregnancies reaching full term) and from living children (the number of children who are alive). So the concept captured by abortus is the count of pregnancies that were lost before viability, i.e., ended without a living child.