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A
Abnormal (test result, etc..) – 不正常 [bù zhèngcháng]
Abortion – 流产 [liúchǎn]
Abortion (to induce) – 打胎 [dǎtāi]
Admit into Hospital – 住院 [zhùyuàn]
Allergy – 过敏 [guòmǐn]
Amniocentesis – 羊水穿刺 [yángshuǐ chuāncì]
Amniotic fluid – 羊水 [yángshuǐ]
Anesthesia (general) – 麻醉剂 [mázuìjì]
B
Baby (about 2 weeks – 1 year) – 婴儿 [yīng'ér]
Bacteria – 病菌 [bìngjūn]
Bladder – 膀胱 [pángguāng]
Blood – 血液 [xuèyè] / 血 [xiě]
Blood pressure – 血压 [xuèyā] [xiěyā] *pronounced both ways
Blood test – 查血 [chá xiě] / 验血 [yànxiě]
Blood type – 血型 [xuèxíng]
Brake Amniotic Fluid/Water (to naturally brake)– 羊水破了 [yángshuǐ pòle]
Brake Amniotic fluid/Water (to break, by doctor) – 破水 [pò shuǐ]
Breast – 乳房 [rǔfáng]
Breastfeed – 喂奶 [wèinǎi]
Breathe – 呼吸 [hūxī]
C
Caesarean/C-section – 剖腹产 [pōufùchǎn] / 剖腹产术 [pōufùchǎn shù]
Cervix – 子宫颈 [zǐɡōnɡjǐnɡ]
Check In (pay doctors fee) – 挂号 [guàhào]
Check into the hospital (over night) – 住院 [zhùyuàn]
Child/Children – 孩子 (们) [háizi (men)]
Conceive, become pregnant – 怀孕 [huáiyùn]
Constipation – 便秘 [biànmì]
Contraction (Uterine) – 宫缩 [gōng suō]
Contractions (labor pains) – 阵痛 [zhèntòng]
Cycle length – 月经周期 [yuèjīngzhōuqī]
D
Deliver (baby) Vaginally – 自己生 [zìjǐ shēng] (common language)
Diabetes (Type I & II) – 糖尿病 [tángniàobìng]
Diabetes (Gestational) – 孕期糖尿病 [yùnqī tángniàobìng]
Dilated (uterus entrance expanded, open) – 宫口开了 [gōngkǒu kāile] / 宫口扩张 [gōngkǒu kuòzhāng]
Discharge(d) (from hospital) – 出院 [chūyuàn]
Doctor – 医生 [yīshēng] / 大夫 [dàifu]
Down Syndrome – 唐氏综合症 [tángshìzōnghézhèng]
Drink Alcohol – 喝酒 [hējiǔ]
Drugs (referring to substance abuse or taking narcotics) – 吸毒 [xīdú]
Due date – 预产期 [yùchǎnqī]
E
Embryo (0 – 7 weeks) – 胚胎 [pēitāi]
Emergency – 急诊 [jízhěn]
Epidural – 硬膜外麻醉 [yìng mó wài má zuì]
Exam/Check-up – 检查 [jiǎnchá]
Exam (general) – 体检 [tíjiǎn]
F
Fetus (8 weeks – 40+ weeks)- 胎儿 [tāi'ér]
Fetal Monitor – 胎儿监护 [tāier jiānhù]
Fever – 发烧 [fāshāo]
Forceps, Obstetric – 产钳 [chǎnqián]
G
Germs – 细菌 [xìjūn]
Gestational Diabetes – 孕期糖尿病 [yùnqī tángniàobìng]
Give Birth (to a child) – 生孩子 [shēng háizi]
Gynecology – 妇科 [fùkē]
H
Heart – 心脏 [xīnzàng]
Heart, Listen to Baby’s – 听胎心 [tīng tāi xīn]
Heart Beat – 心跳 [xīntiào] (common) / 心搏 [xīnbó] (medical term)
Heart Rate – 心率 [xīnlǜ]
Heartburn – 烧心 [shāoxīn]
Herbal medicine; not western medicine – 中药 [zhōngyào]
Hormone – 激素 [jīsù]
Hospital – 医院 [yīyuàn]
Hospitalized – 住院 [zhùyuàn]
I
Induce labor – 引产 [yǐnchǎn]
Insulin – 胰岛素 [yídǎosù]
J
Jaundice – 黄疸 [huángdǎn]
L
Liver – 肝 [gān]
M
Medical history – 病史 [bìngshǐ]
Midwife (works in the home) – 接生员 [jiēshēnɡyuán] *very few available in China
Miscarriage (naturally) – 流产(自然) [liúchǎn (zìrán)]
Miscarriage, predicted, hasn’t happened yet – 先兆流产 [xiānzhàoliúchǎn]
Mucous Plug -宫颈粘液赛 [gōngjǐng niányè sài]
N
Natural Delivery; no complications – 顺产 [shùnchǎn]
Nauseous – 恶心 [ěxīn]
Neonatal – 新生的 [xīnshēng de]
Newborn Baby (about 0 – 2 weeks) – 新生 儿 [xīnshēngér]
Normal (test result, etc…) – 正常 [zhèngcháng]
Nurse – 护士 [hùshi]
O
Obstetrical Ward/Maternity Ward – 产科病房 [chǎnkē bìngfáng]
Obstetrics (OB)– 产科 [chǎnkē]
P
Pain – 疼痛 [téngtòng]
Pay (a bill) – 交费 [jiāofèi]
Pediatrics Department – 儿科 [ér kē]
Pelvic exam – 骨盆体检 [gǔpén tíjiǎn]
Pelvis/Cervix/Vagina: the passage of a fetus in delivery – 产道 [chǎndào]
Penis – 阴茎 [yīnjīng]
Period – 月经 [yuèjīng]
Placenta – 胎盘 [tāi pán]
Placenta Previa -前置胎盘 [qián zhì tāi pán]
Pregnancy test (noun) – 试孕纸 [shìyùnzhǐ]
Pregnancy test (verb) – 怀孕 试验 [huáiyùn shìyàn]
Pregnant – 怀孕 [huáiyùn]
Prenatal – 产前 [chǎnqián]
Prescribe – 开药 [kāi yào]
Prescription – 处方 [chǔfāng]
Prescription; to fill – ?? [ná yào]
Push – Push – 使劲用力 [shǐjìng yònglì]
R
Register – 挂号 [guàhào]
Regular Exam – 定期检查 [dìngqī jiǎnchá]
RH Blood Type – Rh血型［Rh xuè xíng]
—-Positive (Rh positive) – 阳性 [yángxìng]
—-Negative (Rh negative) – 阴性 [yīnxìng]
Rip/Tear (Vagina Split) – 阴道 撕裂 [yīndào sīliè]
S
Sexual Intercourse (verb) – 性交 [xìngjiāo]
Shot – 打针 [dǎzhēn]
Smoke – 吸烟 [xīyān]
Soreness – 痛 [tòng]
Sterile (free from bacteria) – 无菌的 [wú jūn de]
Stillborn – 死婴 [sǐ yīng] / 死产的 [sǐ chǎn de]
Stitches/Sutures – 缝 [féng] / 缝线 [féngxiàn]
Surgery – 手术 [shǒushù]
T
Temperature – 体温 [tǐwēn]
Thermometer – 温度计 [wēndùjì]
U
Ultrasound – B超 [Bchāo] (common) / 超声波 [chāoshēngbō] (formal)
Umbilical Cord – 脐带 [qí dài]
Umbilical Cord Wrapped (not necessarily around neck) – 脐带缠绕 [qí dài chán rào]
Umbilical Cord Wrapped Around Neck – 脐带绕颈 [qí dài rào jǐng]
Urine Test – 查尿 [chá niào]
Uterus – 子宫 [zǐgōng]
V
Vacuum -真空 [zhēnkōng]; 产生真空 [chǎnshēng zhēnkōng]
Vagina – 阴道 [yīndào]
Vaginal Birth – 自己生 [zìjǐ shēng]
Vaginal Birth – 阴道 分娩 [yīndào fēnmiǎn] (medical term)
Virus – 病毒 [bìngdú]
Vitamin – 维生素 [wéishēngsù]
W
Water; Amniotic Fluid – 羊水 [yángshuǐ]
Water Broke; Amniotic Fluid/Water (to naturally break)– 羊水破了 [yángshuǐ pòle]
Water; to break Amniotic fluid/Water (by doctor) – 破水 [pò shuǐ]
Weight – 体重 [tǐzhòng]
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