What does a woman classified as "Gravida 2, Para 1" indicate?

A woman classified as "Gravida 2, Para 1" indicates that she has been pregnant two times (Gravida 2), and out of those pregnancies, she has delivered one child who was born at or after 20 weeks of gestation (Para 1). The term “gravida” refers to the total number of pregnancies a woman has had, regardless of the outcome, while "para" refers specifically to the number of pregnancies that have resulted in a viable birth, which is typically defined as 20 weeks or more of gestation.

This classification does not account for the number of children who may have been born alive or whether the other pregnancy ended in miscarriage or was not carried to viability. Therefore, in this scenario, it is clear that there were two total pregnancies, but only one resulted in the birth of a child who meets the viability threshold.