Primipara means

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

Answer: (B)

In obstetric terminology, parity describes how many times a woman has given birth after a pregnancy reaches viability. A primipara is someone who has delivered one baby. This is different from being pregnant for the first time (primigravida), which refers to the current pregnancy rather than prior births, and from never having delivered a baby (nullipara). It’s also different from delivering more than one baby (multipara). For example, a first-time mother who delivers one child is primipara.