OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyse the age distribution of primiparous women and its influence on pregnancy and birth risks, presentation at birth and mode of delivery.
Primipara = a woman who has delivered one baby
Multipara = a woman who has delivered two or more babies
Spontaneous abortion = miscarriage ...
Primip / Primigravida: A woman pregnant for the first time.
Prostaglandin: A naturally occurring body chemical (found in semen and other bodily fluids) or a drug which is used to stimulate the uterus to contract, ...
Primiparous postnatal patients (N = 110) rated their experience of childbirth on a 20-item questionnaire based on an earlier survey of women's spontaneous descriptions.
Primipara (primip): A woman who has given birth to her first child.
SROM: Spontaneous Rupture of Membranes. If this occurs long before labor onset, it is called PROM (premature rupture of membranes).
In primiparas, epidurals substantially increase the cesarean rate for dystocia. Here, too, the effect may depend on management. (Abstracts 2, 5-7, 10-15, 26, 33) ...
To examine the effect that parity may have in response to RFTS participation, the same birth certificate and birth score variables were compared for primiparous and multiparous women.
Dukler, D., Porath, A., Bashiri, A. 2001. Remote prognosis of primiparous women with preeclampsia. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology 96(1):69-74.
Labor which takes an abnormally long length of time. The usual length of time in labor is longer in primiparous women and varies considerably among individuals.
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Myths abound about the dangers of having children after 35, but what are the real risks? In the recent past having your first baby over the age of 35 was called an "elderly primipara" (first birth).
Prolonged labor
Labor which takes an abnormally long length of time. The usual length of time in labor is longer in primiparous women and varies considerably among individuals.
The duration of labour varies wildly, but averages some 13 hours for women giving birth to their first child ("primiparae") and 8 hours for women who have already given birth.
 See also: Pregnancy, Delivery, Pregnant, Multip, During pregnancy
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