A woman who is pregnant for the third time is referred to as a:
a. Nullipara
b. Primigravida
c. Multigravida
d. Grand multipara
ANS: C
Gravida refers to the number of pregnancies, and the prefix multi indicates more than one. Therefore, anyone who has had more than one pregnancy is a multigravida.
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