Managing Parity

This example shows how parity is calculated.

1. You record a new pregnancy for patient X. They inform you it is their first pregnancy. After recording the new pregnancy, the Parity window appears as follows.
   
   Patient has been pregnant 1 time.
2. The patient miscarriages. You record the end of their pregnancy as such. The Parity window updates accordingly.
   
   Patient has been pregnant 1 time and has had 1 miscarriage.
3. The patient informs you she is pregnant again. You record the second pregnancy. The Parity windows updates accordingly.
   
   Patient has been pregnant 2 times and has had 1 miscarriage.
4. On her next visit the patient informs you of a previous termination of pregnancy. To record this, you must manually modify data within the Parity window:
   • Click
     
     to open the Parity window.
   • Within the Parity window increase the TOP value by 1, to indicate the termination.]
   • You must then also increase the Gravida value by 1, to indicate the overall number of pregnancies for this patient.
     
     Patient has been pregnant 3 times and has had 1 miscarriage and 1 termination.
5. The patient's current pregnancy then ends successfully. You record the ending. The Parity window automatically increases the Para value by 1.