primipara
/prai'mipərə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- (Obstetrics) A woman who is giving birth for the first time or who has given birth to only one child. This term is specifically used in medical contexts to describe a woman's obstetric history regarding the number of births.
Usage
- The term primipara is a formal, clinical term used primarily in medical, nursing, and obstetric fields. It classifies a patient based on her parity (the number of times she has given birth to a fetus with a gestational age of 24 weeks or more, regardless of whether the child was born alive or was stillborn).
- It is often abbreviated in medical notes as "primip" or seen in the related adjective form "primiparous."
- Example in a medical record:
Examples
- Noun:
- The prenatal class had several primiparas who were eager to learn about the labor process.
- As a primipara, she was experiencing many of the common symptoms of a first pregnancy.
Advanced Usage
- "Primiparous" (adjective): Describing a woman who is giving birth for the first time or the state of being a primipara.
- The study compared recovery times between primiparous and multiparous women.
- The term is part of a standard obstetric shorthand system (GTPAL or similar) where "P" stands for parity, and a "P" of 1 indicates a primipara.
Variants and Related Words
- Primip (n.): A common medical abbreviation for "primipara."
- Primiparity (n.): The condition of being a primipara; a first pregnancy carried to a viable gestational age.
- Multipara (n.): A woman who has given birth two or more times.
- Nullipara (n.): A woman who has never given birth.
Synonyms
- First-time mother: A less technical, more common term.
- Gravida 1, Para 1 (G1P1): A precise medical notation indicating one pregnancy and one delivery.
Antonyms
- Multipara: A woman who has had two or more births.
- Nullipara: A woman who has never given birth.
Noun
- (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time