Definition of "primipara" []

• A woman who is pregnant for the first time. (noun)
• A woman who has given birth to only one child. (noun)

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• "And those who know the value of peace learn how to make peace–even between a screaming mad premenstrual teen and a lank-haired, irritable, self-righteous and justifiably exasperated prima donna of a primipara."
• "Examples include: hostile cervical mucus; habitual abortion; incompetent cervix; elderly primipara; dominant follicle; blighted ovum; vaginal probe; ovarian failure; harvesting eggs."
• "For instance, in dealing with a primipara -- one who is full of fear, who cannot stand pain, who is of an hysterical nature -- morphin-scopolamin anesthesia is best suited in that particular case, because these drugs have a selective action when it comes to allay fear and produce amnesia."