Which statement best defines nulliparous?

Which statement best defines nulliparous?

• A. A woman who has never given birth or who has never had pregnancy progress beyond the gestational age of an abortion (<20 wks)
• B. A woman who has given birth to two children
• C. A woman who is currently pregnant
• D. A woman who has given birth to one child

Answer: (A)

Nulliparous refers to a person who has not carried a pregnancy to the stage where it would be counted as a birth, typically meaning no pregnancy has progressed beyond viability (often around 20 weeks). Abortions or pregnancies that end before this point do not count toward parity. So the statement that best defines nulliparous describes someone who has never given birth or whose pregnancies never progressed beyond the early gestational threshold. The other ideas imply that a birth has occurred or is currently occurring, which would not fit nulliparous. For example, having given birth to one or two children indicates completed births (parity > 0). Being currently pregnant describes gravidity status, but does not by itself define whether a completed birth has occurred, which is the focus of nulliparity.

Nulliparous refers to a person who has not carried a pregnancy to the stage where it would be counted as a birth, typically meaning no pregnancy has progressed beyond viability (often around 20 weeks). Abortions or pregnancies that end before this point do not count toward parity. So the statement that best defines nulliparous describes someone who has never given birth or whose pregnancies never progressed beyond the early gestational threshold.

The other ideas imply that a birth has occurred or is currently occurring, which would not fit nulliparous. For example, having given birth to one or two children indicates completed births (parity > 0). Being currently pregnant describes gravidity status, but does not by itself define whether a completed birth has occurred, which is the focus of nulliparity.