noun
woman who has given birth; multipara
Medical term used in obstetrics and gynecology to refer to a woman who has given birth at least once. Contrasts with 初産婦 (primipara).
経産婦は初産婦に比べて分娩時間が短い傾向がある。
Multiparous women tend to have shorter labor times compared to primiparous women.
初産婦 refers to a woman giving birth for the first time (primipara), while 経産婦 refers to a woman who has already given birth at least once.
Compound of 経 (kei, 'experience') + 産 (san, 'birth') + 婦 (fu, 'woman'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the medical meaning.