Multipara means

• A. never given birth
• B. given birth once
• C. given birth more than once
• D. pregnant for the first time

Answer: (C)

In obstetric history, multipara describes a woman who has delivered more than one baby beyond viability. The key idea is that the count is based on births, not pregnancies. This distinguishes her from someone who has never given birth (nullipara) or someone who has given birth only once (primipara). Births past the viability threshold (often around 20–24 weeks gestation, depending on definitions) are included in the count. Some sources further separate two to four births as multipara and five or more as grand multipara. So the phrase “given birth more than once” best matches the meaning.