multiparous
adjective
mul·tip·a·rous
ˌməl-ˈti-pə-rəs 
1
: producing many or more than one at a birth
2
: having experienced one or more previous parturitions
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Because of a lack of medical assistance and a history of fetal death in utero, a 40-year-old multiparous woman unable to deliver herself alone vaginally sliced her abdomen and uterus and delivered her child.
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multiparous
adjective
mul·tip·a·rous
ˌməl-ˈtip-ər-əs
1
: producing many or more than one at a birth
2
: having experienced one or more previous childbirths compare primiparous
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