Definition

1. Noun:
   • Maternity hospital: A specialized hospital or clinic for the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth, and for newborn infants. This term is considered a regional or dialectal variant in Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy sẽ đến nhà bảo sanh vào tuần tới để sinh con. (She will go to the maternity hospital next week to give birth.)
  • Nhà bảo sanh ở quận 5 rất nổi tiếng. (The maternity hospital in District 5 is very famous.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nhà bảo sanh" is an older, regional term. In modern, standard Vietnamese, the more common and formal terms are "bệnh viện phụ sản" or "bệnh viện sản nhi".

Variants and Related Words

• Bệnh viện phụ sản (n): Maternity hospital (standard, formal term).
• Bệnh viện sản nhi (n): Obstetrics and Pediatrics hospital.
• Phòng sinh (n): Delivery room.
• Bảo sanh (v, archaic): An old term meaning to assist in childbirth, to deliver a baby.

Synonyms

• Maternity ward: A section within a general hospital for childbirth.
• Lying-in hospital (archaic): An old-fashioned term for a maternity hospital.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• Vào nhà bảo sanh / bệnh viện phụ sản: To go to the maternity hospital (to give birth).
  • Sản phụ đã được đưa vào nhà bảo sanh từ sáng sớm. (The pregnant woman was taken to the maternity hospital early in the morning.)

1. (địa phương) maternity hospital