Pregnancy
Barnmorska, mödravård, ultraljud — the Swedish antenatal system.
Nine months in Swedish healthcare: barnmorska-led mödravård, the week-18 scan, foglossning and halsbränna, the nine-month name debate — and en lång väntan som tar slut plötsligt.
- 1
gravid
pregnant
Tip: lit. the same.
- 2
vänta barn
to be expecting
Tip: lit. 'to wait for a child'.
- 3
ett graviditetstest
a pregnancy test
Tip: lit. the same.
- 4
ett beräknat förlossningsdatum
a due date
Tip: lit. the same — 'BF' for short.
- 5
en graviditetsvecka
a week of pregnancy
Tip: lit. the same — everything is counted in weeks.
- 6
vecka tolv
week twelve
Tip: lit. the same — when most people tell others.
- 7
en trimester
a trimester
Tip: lit. the same.
- 8
mödravård
antenatal care
Tip: lit. the same.
- 9
en barnmorskemottagning
a maternity clinic
Tip: lit. the same — 'BMM'.
- 10
en barnmorska
a midwife
Tip: lit. the same — who leads the whole thing here.
- 11
ingen läkare om det inte behövs
not a doctor unless needed
Tip: lit. the same — the Swedish model.
- 12
ett inskrivningsbesök
a first appointment
Tip: lit. the same.
- 13
en kontroll
a check-up
Tip: lit. the same.
- 14
blodtryck och urinprov
blood pressure and urine
Tip: lit. the same — every visit.
- 15
höra hjärtljuden
to hear the heartbeat
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
ett ultraljud
an ultrasound scan
Tip: lit. the same.
- 17
rutinultraljudet i vecka arton
the routine scan at eighteen weeks
Tip: lit. the same — free, and nearly everyone has it.
- 18
få veta könet
to find out the sex
Tip: lit. the same.
- 19
eller att låta bli
or not to
Tip: lit. the same.
- 20
ett fosterdiagnostiskt test
a foetal diagnosis test
Tip: lit. the same.
- 21
graviditetsillamående
morning sickness
Tip: lit. the same — and it isn't only mornings.
- 22
halsbränna
heartburn
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
foglossning
pelvic girdle pain
Tip: lit. the same — very commonly discussed here.
- 24
bli sjukskriven
to be signed off work
Tip: lit. the same.
- 25
graviditetspenning
pregnancy benefit
Tip: lit. the same — if your job is physically heavy.
- 26
en mage
a bump
Tip: lit. 'a stomach' — that's what it's called.
- 27
känna barnet röra sig
to feel the baby move
Tip: lit. the same.
- 28
en spark klockan tre på natten
a kick at three in the morning
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
en föräldrautbildning
an antenatal class
Tip: lit. the same.
- 30
en förlossningsplan
a birth plan
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
en partner som följer med
a partner who comes along
Tip: lit. the same — expected, and normal.
- 32
en förlossningsväska
a hospital bag
Tip: lit. the same.
- 33
packad alldeles för tidigt
packed far too early
Tip: lit. the same.
- 34
en bilbarnstol man måste ha
a car seat you must have
Tip: lit. the same — before you can leave.
- 35
en barnvagn
a pram
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
som kostar mer än en cykel
which costs more than a bike
Tip: lit. the same.
- 37
köpa begagnat
to buy second-hand
Tip: lit. the same — and everyone does.
- 38
en namndiskussion
a name discussion
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
som pågår i nio månader
that lasts nine months
Tip: lit. the same.
- 40
och avgörs på avdelningen
and is decided in the ward
Tip: lit. the same.
- 41
anmäla namnet
to register the name
Tip: lit. the same — within three months.
- 42
en plan för föräldraledigheten
a maternity leave plan
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
vem som tar vilka månader
who takes which months
Tip: lit. the same.
- 44
en förskoleplats att tänka på
a nursery place to think about
Tip: lit. the same — already.
- 45
sova medan man kan
to sleep while you can
Tip: lit. the same — the advice everyone gives.
- 46
och som alla struntar i
and everyone ignores
Tip: lit. the same.
- 47
en nervositet ingen erkänner
a nervousness nobody admits
Tip: lit. the same.
- 48
och som alla har
and everybody has
Tip: lit. the same.
- 49
en lång väntan
a long wait
Tip: lit. the same.
- 50
som tar slut plötsligt
that ends suddenly
Tip: lit. the same.