para I
Noun 1. (Obstetrics) A woman who has given birth for the first time to a child (or children, in the case of a multiple birth) who has/have reached a viable gestational age (typically 20 weeks or more), regardless of whether the child was born alive or was stillborn. This term is used in medical contexts to classify a woman's obstetric history based on the number of past pregnancies carried to a viable stage.
This is a specialized medical term used almost exclusively in clinical settings, patient records, and medical discussions. It is part of a standardized system (often combined with "gravida") for summarizing a woman's pregnancy history. It is not used in everyday conversation.
Examples: * The patient is a para I, having delivered one full-term infant two years ago. * Her obstetric history is recorded as G2P1 (Gravida 2, Para I), indicating she has been pregnant twice but has one delivery after the age of viability. * The study compared recovery times between para i women and multiparous women.
- In Medical Notation: The term is a key component of the "GTPAL" or "GP" system for obstetric history.
- G (Gravida): Number of pregnancies.
- P (Para): Number of births after 20 weeks' gestation. This is often broken down further, but "Para I" specifies the total number is one.
- Specificity: The "i" is a Roman numeral. "Para I" is equivalent to "Para 1" or "primipara." A woman who has never carried a pregnancy to viability is "Para 0" (nullipara).
- Primipara (n.): A direct synonym for "para I." A woman who is, or has been, pregnant for the first time and has delivered once.
- Nullipara (n.): A woman who has never given birth to a child reaching the stage of viability (Para 0).
- Multipara (n.): A woman who has given birth two or more times after the age of viability (Para II or more).
- Gravida (n.): A pregnant woman. Used with a number to indicate the number of pregnancies (e.g., Gravida I = first pregnancy).
- Primipara
- First-time mother (this is the common, non-medical equivalent)
The core meaning is strictly numerical and medical. It does not describe the method of delivery (vaginal vs. cesarean), the outcome (live birth vs. stillbirth), or the number of children in that single birth (e.g., twins would still make the mother a "para I" in the standard count, though sometimes noted as "para I (twins)"). Its purpose is to provide a quick, standardized snapshot of delivery experience.
- (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time