Cook Island Māori
| Premature or preterm birth | ‘Ānau pi |
| Pregnancy | Nui |
| Fetus | ‘Akaero |
| Baby | Pepe Varevare/Pepe Anau ou |
| Mother | Mama Nui |
| Steroids | Vairakau atemāmā |
| Magnesium sulphate | Magnesium sulphate |
| Uterus/ womb | Vairanga Tamariki/Tōkara |
| Cervix | Ngutu o te vairanga tamariki |
| Cervical stitch | Tapiri'anga i te ngutu vairanga tamariki |
| In utero | I roto i te vairanga tamariki |
| Amniotic fluid/ waters | Ranu/vai tamariki |
| Amniotic sac/ membranes | Ka'u |
| Placenta |
'Enua |
| Umbilical cord | Pito |
| Breech | Takauri te pēpē |
| Mucous plug/ show | Vai 'ika |
| Miscarriage | Topa te pēpē |
| Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PPROM) | Nga'a te vai tamariki |
| Labour | 'Ānau |
| Contraction | Mamae 'ānau |
| Induction of labour/ induced | 'Aka'ānau ki te vairakau |
| Caesarean section | Vā'i |
| Midwife | Ta'unga 'aka'ānau |
| Obstetrician | Taote no te Anau Tamariki/Taote no te Vaine Nui |
| Paediatrician | Taote no te Tamariki |
| Neonatologist | Taote Rapakau Pēpē |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Pi'a Rapakau Pēpē |
| Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) | Pi'a 'Ākono Pēpē |
| Incubator | Ro’I tāmā’ana’ana no te pēpē |
| Ventilator | Matīni 'aka'ea |
| Ultrasound | I'o kōpapa |
| Fetal growth restriction/ small for gestational age | Pēpē tupu ngatā |
| Preeclampsia | Toto kake i te tuatau e nui ra te vaine |
| Diabetes | Toto Vene |
| Gestational diabetes | Toto Vene i te tuatau e nui ra te vaine |
| Haemorrhage | Atekeria |
| Infection | ‘Aka maki |
| Jaundice | Maki 'akarenga |
| Hypertension | Toto Kake |