Question

The patient has given birth twice, once at 35 weeks (twins) and once at 39 weeks (singleton). All of these children are alive. She had one spontaneous abortion at 9 weeks' gestation. How would you record the GTPAL?

a) G2 T1 P1 A1 L1
b) G3 T1 P1 A1 L1
c) G2 T1 P2 A1 L1
d) G3 T1 P2 A1 L1

Answer 1

The GTPAL system is used to record pregnancies and outcomes. The patient in question had been pregnant twice, delivered one term baby, had one preterm delivery, had one abortion, and has one living child, so the GTPAL would be recorded as G2 T1 P1 A1 L1.

Step-by-step explanation:

The GTPAL system is used to record pregnancies and outcomes.

G refers to the number of pregnancies, including both full-term and premature deliveries.

T refers to the number of term deliveries (deliveries at 37 weeks or later).

P refers to the number of preterm deliveries (deliveries before 37 weeks).

A refers to the number of pregnancies that ended in spontaneous or elective abortions (before 20 weeks).

L refers to the number of living children.

In this case, the patient has been pregnant twice, delivered one term baby, had one preterm delivery, had one abortion, and has one living child. Therefore, the GTPAL would be recorded as G2 T1 P1 A1 L1. The correct answer is a) G2 T1 P1 A1 L1.