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amy is a 28-year-old female who is currently pregnant. she had a miscarriage at 9 weeks gestation 3 years ago. she has a 2-year-old who was born at 38 weeks. what is her GTPAL status?

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Amy's GTPAL status is G2T1P1A1L1. This means she is currently pregnant with her second child, has one living child, has had one preterm birth, and has had one abortion.

Step-by-step explanation:

The GTPAL status is a system used to describe a woman's obstetric history. GTPAL stands for G - gravida (total number of pregnancies), T - term births (number of pregnancies carried to 37 weeks or beyond), P - preterm births (number of pregnancies delivered before 37 weeks), A - abortions (number of pregnancies ending before 20 weeks), and L - living children.

In the case of Amy, her GTPAL status would be G2T1P1A1L1. This means she is currently on her second pregnancy (G2), has one living child (L1), and has had one preterm birth (P1) and one abortion (A1). Her previous miscarriage at 9 weeks gestation would be considered an abortion as it occurred before 20 weeks.

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