How would you document a woman who is pregnant for the first time?

• A. G0P0000
• B. G1P1000
• C. G0P1000
• D. G1P0000 or G1P0

Answer: (D)

In obstetric history shorthand, gravida indicates the total number of pregnancies including the current one, while parity (the digits that follow) shows how many pregnancies have progressed to specific outcomes (term, preterm, abortions/miscarriages, and living children). Since she is pregnant for the first time, there has been one pregnancy to date (the current one), but zero births. That’s documented as one pregnancy with no deliveries: G1P0000. Some clinicians also write the compact form G1P0, which means the same thing. This differentiates the current pregnancy from prior births and shows there have been no term or preterm births, no abortions, and no living children yet.