Samoan
| Premature or preterm birth |
Fanau lē au poo ua vave fanau pepe e le‘i o‘o i le masina fanau |
| Pregnancy |
Ma‘itaga/ To |
| Fetus |
Pepe o loo i le afuafu |
| Baby |
Pepe |
| Mother |
Tinā |
| Steroids |
Vailaau tui e fesoasoani ia malolosi ai māmā o pepe |
| Magnesium sulphate |
Magnesium sulphate (vailaau e puipuia ai le fai‘ai o pepe a‘o le‘i fanau mai) |
| Uterus/ womb |
To‘alafanau |
| Cervix |
Alafanau |
| Cervical stitch |
Togafitiga e su‘i tapuni le alafanau |
| In utero |
Pepe o loo i totonu o le to‘alafanau |
| Amniotic fluid/ waters |
Vai o le afuafu |
| Amniotic sac/ membranes |
Afuafu |
| Placenta | Fanua o le pepe |
| Umbilical cord |
Uso/ pute |
| Breech |
Fanau seela/ Taoto fa‘alava le pepe i le alafanau |
| Mucous plug/ show |
Vavale o le to‘alafanau |
| Miscarriage |
Fafano (le pepe) |
| Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PPROM) |
Ua Vave Pa le Vai ma masae le afuafu ae e le‘i atoa le 37 vaiaso o le ma‘itaga |
| Labour |
Tigā fanau/ fa‘atigā fanau |
| Contraction |
Luluti tigā fanau |
| Induction of labour/ induced |
Fa‘avave ona fa‘atigā fanau/ fa‘avave ona tigā fanau |
| Caesarean section |
Taotoga fa‘afanau/ tipi |
| Midwife |
Fa‘atosaga |
| Obstetrician |
Foma‘i fa‘apitoa o le ma‘itaga ma le fa‘afanau |
| Paediatrician |
Foma‘i fa‘apitoa o tamaiti |
| Neonatologist |
Foma‘i fa‘apitoa o pepe i le fa‘atoā fanau mai |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) |
Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) Fa‘alava o le falema‘i mo pepe mama‘i e manaomia tausiga fa‘apitoa
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| Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) |
Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) Fa‘alava o le falema‘i mo pepe e manaomia tausiga fa‘apitoa |
| Incubator |
Pusa tioata fa‘apitoa mo pepe ua vave fanau |
| Ventilator |
Masini fa‘amanava okesene mo pepe |
| Ultrasound |
Fa‘ata e iloa ai totoga o le tino |
| Fetal growth restriction/ small for gestational age |
Tapula‘a le tuputupu a‘e o pepe/ laitiiti pepe mo le matua e tatau ona iai |
| Preeclampsia |
Toto maualuga a‘o ma‘itaga |
| Diabetes |
Ma‘isuka |
| Gestational diabetes |
Ma‘isuka a‘o to |
| Haemorrhage |
Punatoto/piliki |
| Infection |
Inifeti |
| Jaundice |
Samasama (le tino ma vaega papa‘e o mata) |
| Hypertension |
Toto maualuga/ maualuga le fua o le toto |