Nulliparous

Definition

It is said that a woman is nulliparous (of nulli = no and = Parturition or childbirth avoids) when it been confined forever. This term is often confused with the term Nulligeste (of gesture = Gestation or pregnancy) which designates a woman who forever be pregnant.

The Parité thus indicates the number of childbirth of a woman.

This obstétrical term is used to indicate the number of childbirth of a woman:

Primipare designates a woman who is confined for the first time.
Secondipare (not very used) designates a woman who is confined for the second time.
In practice as soon as a woman was confined once one speaks about Multipare without taking account of the number of childbirth.
Finally when the woman was confined more than five times, one speaks about large multipare.

For example, a nulliparous fourth gesture is an expectant mother for the fourth time but whose three pregnancies did not lead to a child (whatever the cause, miscarriage, IVG or GEU).

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