Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who is pregnant for the first time.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A woman pregnant for the first time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
woman who ispregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At ninety, Sarah was unquestionably a woman whom a modern obstetrician would call an elderly primigravida, a term that includes all women over thirty-five—not just nonagenarians.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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The cervix of a primigravida usually effaces a lot before it dilates.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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The cervix of a primigravida usually effaces a lot before it dilates.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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At ninety, Sarah was unquestionably a woman whom a modern obstetrician would call an elderly primigravida, a term that includes all women over thirty-five—not just nonagenarians.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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At ninety, Sarah was unquestionably a woman whom a modern obstetrician would call an elderly primigravida, a term that includes all women over thirty-five—not just nonagenarians.
Beginner’s Grace Kate Braestrup 2010
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If you are over thirty-five years old, medical providers may label you as an “elderly primigravida” or a woman of “advanced maternal age,” consider you high-risk, and view your baby as a “premium baby.”
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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If you are over thirty-five years old, medical providers may label you as an “elderly primigravida” or a woman of “advanced maternal age,” consider you high-risk, and view your baby as a “premium baby.”
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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Unfortunately, the medical establishment, by virtue of your age alone, may label you as an “elderly primigravida,” consider you high-risk, and view your baby as a “premium baby” requiring extensive, unnecessary interventions.
OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005
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Prospective randomized study of X-ray pelvimetry in the primigravida.
7. REFERENCES 1996
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A 27-year-old Japanese primigravida at 33 weeks of gestation was referred to our hospital.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Seiichi Morokuma 2010
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