Primigravida or primipara?

Sterility and Placenta Prævia Primipara

Rupture uterus in primigravida: morbidity and mortality.

OBJECTIVE This paper is aimed to present "Rupture of the uterus (RU) in primigravida "- unscarred cases which are supposed to be extremely rare. MATERIAL AND METHOD The charts of patients labelled as "Rupture Uterus" for the period 1985 - 2005 AD (2042 - 2061 BS), 20 years were taken out and analysed. RESULT There were 251 cases of rupture uterus during the study period giving the incidence...

Self-care behaviors among Thai primigravida teenagers.

The purpose of this study was to investigate predictive factors of the self-care behaviors among Thai teenagers with primigravida. The samples of 206 primigravida teenagers attending ANC clinics of six hospitals in the North-Eastern region of Thailand were included. Data collection was done through self administered-questionnaire. Scales of the questionnaire had reliability coefficients ranging...

The elderly primigravida--evaluation of 90 cases.

A prospective study was carried out on ninety consecutive elderly primigravidae out of a total of 13,858 deliveries between 1983 to 1985. The aim of the study was to examine the reasons for postponent of childbearing beyond 35 years, the risks alleged to complicate pregnancy at this age, the obstetric performance and foetal outcome. The use of the term 'mature primigravida' as a suitable altern...

Is the elderly primipara really at high risk?

During a five-year period, from 1970 through 1974, 26.776 deliveries occurred in our department, of which 55 (0.6%) were in elderly primiparae (EP). This group was compared with two control groups. The first comprised 97 women aged 30--34 years, and the second one, 250 women between 20 and 29 years of age. The parameters investigated were: The gynecologic past history, the course of the present...