What it means
Roots in words about childbirth. Para is the number of pregnancies carried to a viable age; a primipara has given birth once and a multipara more than once. Postpartum means after birth, and intrapartum means during labor and birth.
At a glance
| Also written | part/o, -para, -partum |
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Related terms
postpartum
The time after giving birth, usually the first six weeks, while the body returns to its non-pregnant state.
labor
The process of childbirth, from the start of regular contractions that open the cervix to the delivery of the baby and placenta.
post-
A word beginning that means after or behind.
multi-
A word beginning that means many or more than one.