primipara

American  

[prahy-mip-er-uh] / praɪˈmɪp ər ə /

noun

Obstetrics.

plural

primiparas, primiparae

1. a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.

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primipara British  

/ ˌprɪmɪˈpærɪtɪ, praɪˈmɪpərə /

noun

1. Also written: Para I.  obstetrics a woman who has borne only one child

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Other Word Forms

• primiparity noun
• primiparous adjective

Etymology

Origin of primipara

1835–45; < Latin prīmipara, equivalent to prīmi- (combining form of prīmus first; prime ) + -para, feminine of -parus -parous

Example Sentences

Wilcox mentions a primipara, three months pregnant, with a double vagina and a bicornate uterus, who was safely delivered of several children.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

On April 30th the fundus of the tumor was 35 cm. above the symphysis and the uterus 11 1/2 cm.; the cervix was soft as that of a primipara at term.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Her labor was short and easy for a primipara, and the child was of the average size.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Cazenave of Bordeaux relates a most marvelous case in which a primipara suffered in labor from an impacted head.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Sagittal section of a primipara in the last month of pregnancy.

From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Forel, Auguste