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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Index pregnancy

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0 01h2 00No, it isn't part of pregnancy. I couldn't make any sense of this at all but a quick google suggests that these mothers were taking part in some kind of scientific study/survey and the pregnancy being studied might be called the 'index' pregnancy. 02h2 00 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 01h2 00No, it isn't part of pregnancy.
  • I couldn't make any sense of this at all but a quick google suggests that these mothers were taking part in some kind of scientific study/survey and the pregnancy being studied might be called the 'index' pregnancy.
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00No, it isn't part of pregnancy. I couldn't make any sense of this at all but a quick google suggests that these mothers were taking part in some kind of scientific study/survey and the pregnancy being studied might be called the 'index' pregnancy. It seems to be a study/survey term rather than being directly related to mothers or pregnancy.02h2

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0Hi Nona,02br
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00The question was mine. Only after sending my message did I realize that I hadn't logged in. My apologies.02br
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00Thank you very much for your answer. I hadn't been able to find an explanation anywhere. Most likely it's as you say. Thanks a lot!0-
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Physicians I work with say it index pregnancy means the FIRST pregnancy. This makes sense in an article I am reading. Hope it is of help.
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