Multipara

A woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies resulting in potentially viable offspring. A woman who is "para III" has had 3 such pregnancies. A woman who is "para VI" or more is called a grand multipara.

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A woman who has given birth at least two times to an infant, liveborn or not, weighing 500 g or more, or having an estimated length of gestation of at least 20 weeks. [multi- + L. pario, to bring forth, to bear]

- grand m. a m. who has given birth five or more times.

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mul·tip·a·ra .məl-'tip-ə-rə n, pl -ras or -rae -.rē a woman who has borne more than one child see GRAND MULTIPARA compare MULTIGRAVIDA

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n.

a woman who has given birth to a live child after each of at least two pregnancies. See also grand multiparity.

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mul·tip·a·ra (məl-tipґə-rə) [multi- + para] a woman who has had two or more pregnancies which resulted in viable fetuses, whether or not the offspring were alive at birth. Also written para II, III, IV, etc., according to the number of offspring.