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    Maternity Terminology

    We created a searchable table to help you look up the German words you might need during and after your pregnancy.

    GermanEnglish
    Pregnancy
    der GeschlechtsverkehrSexual intercourse
    SchwangerschaftstestPregnancy Test
    Der Schwangerschaftstest ist positivThe pregnancy test is positive
    die SchwangerschaftPregnancy
    Ich bin schwangerI am pregnant.
    Sie sind schwangerYou are pregnant
    Das Kind war ungeplantThe child was unplanned
    Das Kind war geplant/ Es war ein WunschkindThe child was planned
    Im wievielten Monat sind Sie?How far along are you? / When’s the baby due?
    Ich bin im vierten Monat schwanger.I’m four months pregnant.
    In Germany they tend to refer to “Schwangerschaftswochen” and not really months. If you are 3 weeks and 1 day pregnant, you would say “ich bin in der 4. SSW”
    Es wird ein MädchenIt’s a girl.
    Es wird ein Junge.It’s a boy.
    die FolsäureFolic Acid
    VorsorgeuntersuchungenPre-natal care and check ups
    MutterpassMaternal health record
    GeburtsvorbereitungAntenatal Classes
    Ultraschal Ultrasound
    Herzschlag des KindesHeartbeat of the child
    Pränataldiagnostik /  FeindiagnostikDetailed prenatal scan diagnostic – The Krankenkasse covers this cost for women over 35 or who is deemed “high risk”
    Medical Professionals
    die HebammeMidwife
    BeleghebammeA midwife who, for an extra fee, will attend the birth with you
    FrauenartztGynaecologist
    die KrankenschwetserNurse
    der KinderarztPaediatrician
    Der ChefarztChief physician
    Labour
    die GeburtBirth
    der GeburtsterminDue date
    die Entbindungstermin
    Natürliche GeburtNatural birth
    die FehlgeburtMiscarriage
    die WehenContractions
    der SchmerzPain
    der KaiserschnittCaesarean
    Drückenpush
    PDAEpidural 
    die Ausdehnung / Erweiterung / DilatationDilation /Dilatation
    Das Kind kommt auf die WeltThe child is born
    Die Geburt dauerte viele StundenThe birth took many hours
    Es wurde am 1. Februar 2021 geborenIt was born on the 1st of February 2021
    Das Neugeborene ist gesundThe baby is healthy
    GeburtseinleitungInduced birth
    Anatomy
    der MuttermundCervix
    die NabelschnurUmbilical cord
    die GebärmutterWomb / Uterus
    das FruchtwasserAmniotic fluid
    der Mutterkuchen / PlazentaPlacenta
    die MuttermilchBreast milk
    die Vagina / die ScheideVagina
    der SchleimMucus
    Schleim-SteckerMucus plug
    die BrustBreast
    die BrustwartzenNipples
    der BauchnabelBelly Button
    der BluthochdruckHypertension
    Child Care
    das StillenBreastfeeding
    Die WindelnDiapers
    Windeln wechselnChange diapers
    der WickeltischChanging table
    KrippeCreche
    KiTaDaycare centre or nursery
    TagesmutterA woman who looks after young children for a fee
    FläschchenBottles
    Der Schnuller / SchnulliDummy/Pacifier
    General Terms
    die KinderklinikChildren’s clinic
    KrankenhausHospital
    der KreißsaalDelivery Room
    Ärztliches AttestConfirmation of the pregnancy from a doctor
    Bescheinigung zum voraussichtlichen EntbindungsterminConfirmation of the expected date of the birth 
    GeburtsmeldungNotification of birth 
    MutterschutzMaternity leave 
    Rückbildungsgymantik Post-partum pelvic floor training
    ElterngeldMoney either mom or dad receives while taking time off from work
    KindergeldThe money you get per child until the they are 18 (or older when studying)
    MutterschutzThe protection you get when you go on maternity (where they can’t fire you)
    GeburtsanzeigeBirth announcement

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