sổ rau
Definition
- Noun:
- Placenta: The medical term for the organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy to provide oxygen and nutrients to the growing baby and remove waste products. "Sổ rau" refers specifically to the delivery or expulsion of this organ after the baby is born.
- Afterbirth: The common, non-medical term for the placenta and associated membranes expelled from the uterus after childbirth.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sau khi em bé chào đời, bác sĩ sẽ đợi sổ rau. (After the baby is born, the doctor will wait for the delivery of the placenta.)
- Quá trình sinh nở bao gồm ba giai đoạn: chuyển dạ, sổ thai và sổ rau. (The childbirth process includes three stages: labor, delivery of the baby, and delivery of the afterbirth.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is used almost exclusively in medical, healthcare, or maternal health contexts. It is a clinical term understood by healthcare professionals and commonly explained to expecting parents.
Variants and Related Words
Nhau thai (n): The standard Vietnamese term for the placenta as an organ.
- Nhau thai có chức năng trao đổi chất giữa mẹ và thai nhi. (The placenta functions to exchange substances between the mother and the fetus.)
Sổ nhau: A variant form with the same meaning as "sổ rau".
- Giai đoạn sổ nhau thường diễn ra trong vòng 30 phút sau sinh. (The placental delivery stage usually occurs within 30 minutes after birth.)
Synonyms
- Delivery of the placenta: The formal medical description of the process.
- Expulsion of the afterbirth: A descriptive synonym for the event.
Important Note
- "Sổ rau" is a fixed medical term. The word "rau" in this compound specifically means "placenta" and is not related to the common word for "vegetables". It should not be translated literally.