Tongan
| Premature or preterm birth | Fāʻele taʻehoko |
| Pregnancy | Feitama |
| Fetus | Pēpē ʻi manava |
| Baby | Pēpē |
| Mother | Faʻē |
| Steroids | Faitoʻo ʻoku ʻoange ki ha tokotaha kimuʻa ʻi he fāʻelé ke tokoni ke mālohi ʻa e maʻamaʻá ʻo e pēpeé |
| Magnesium sulphate | Magnesium sulphate (Faitoʻo ʻoku ʻoange ki he fefiné kimuʻa ʻi he fāʻelé ke maluʻi e ʻuto ʻo e pēpeé) |
| Uterus/ womb | Taungafanaú |
| Cervix | Halanga ki he taungafanaú |
| Cervical stitch | Tuitui ʻo e taungafanaú |
| In utero | ʻI loto ʻi he taungafanaú |
| Amniotic fluid/ waters | Lanu |
| Amniotic sac/ membranes | Fonuá |
| Placenta | Fonuá |
| Umbilical cord | Uhó |
| Breech | Haukivaʻe (Huʻukivaʻe) |
| Mucous plug/ show |
Vai matolu ʻoku tafe ki tuʻa ʻi he ʻamanaki ke langaá |
| Miscarriage | Tama Tō |
| Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PPROM) | Pā e Lanú |
| Labour | Fāʻele |
| Contraction | Langā |
| Induction of labour/ induced |
Fakalangā |
| Caesarean section | Tafa |
| Midwife | Māʻuli |
| Obstetrician | Toketā Fāʻele |
| Paediatrician | Toketā ki he Kauleká |
| Neonatologist | Toketā ki he pēpeé hili hono fāʻeleʻí |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) [ʻIuniti ki he Pēpē ʻoku ʻi he Tuʻunga Fakatuʻutāmakí] |
| Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) | Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) [ʻIuniti Makehe ki hono Tokangaʻi e Pēpeé] |
| Incubator | ʻIngikiupeita |
| Ventilator | Venitileita |
| Ultrasound | Fakaʻata |
| Fetal growth restriction/ small for gestational age | Siʻisiʻi e tupu ʻa e pēpeé/siʻisiʻi hono lahí |
| Preeclampsia | Toto māʻolunga ʻi he feitamá |
| Diabetes | Suka |
| Gestational diabetes | Suka Feitama |
| Haemorrhage | Toto |
| Infection | Hū e siemu |
| Jaundice | Engeenga |
| Hypertension | Hypertension (Mālohi e tafe ʻa e totó ʻi he sinó.) |
Commonly used words and phrases in preterm birth care - Tongan