Definition

1. 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

1. (obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time