In GTPAL, what does L stand for?

In GTPAL, what does L stand for?

• A. Living children
• B. Last pregnancy outcome
• C. Losses
• D. Labor events

Answer: (A)

In obstetric history, GTPAL is used to summarize a patient’s pregnancies: Gravida is the total number of pregnancies, Term is the number carried to term, Preterm is those ending before term, Abortions include miscarriages or induced abortions before viability, and Living is the number of children who are alive now. The Living count is what L stands for, not last pregnancy outcome, losses, or labor events. For example, if someone has had four pregnancies with two term births, one preterm birth, one abortion, and three living children, that breakdown shows L equals three.

In obstetric history, GTPAL is used to summarize a patient’s pregnancies: Gravida is the total number of pregnancies, Term is the number carried to term, Preterm is those ending before term, Abortions include miscarriages or induced abortions before viability, and Living is the number of children who are alive now. The Living count is what L stands for, not last pregnancy outcome, losses, or labor events. For example, if someone has had four pregnancies with two term births, one preterm birth, one abortion, and three living children, that breakdown shows L equals three.