Gravidity and parity >20 weeks(duration varies from region to region, 20 - 28 weeks, depending upon age of viability). A woman who has never carried a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks is "nulliparous", and is called a "nullipara" or "para 0". A woman who has given birth once before is "primiparous", and is referred to as a "primipara" or "primip"; moreover, a woman who has given birth two or more times is "multiparous" and is called a "multip".. Finally, "grand multipara" describes the condition of having given birth five or more times. Like gravidity, parity may also be counted. A woman who has given
A Drum Is a Woman in America, it is a history of the Ellington orchestra, and it is a folk opera... But more than any of these it is a revealing self-portrait of Duke Ellington." "The New York Times" reviewer John S. Wilson commented on the 1988 performance: Unlike other extended Ellington works, which are primarily if not entirely instrumental, "A Drum Is a Woman" is developed through songs and a narration with only occasional full orchestral passages. It was powerful, rhythmic and kaleidoscopic, with a strong vocal anchor at Friday's performance in Claudia Hamilton, a commanding presence as Madam Zajj. Luke Dogen's Carabea [sic]