Episode Details

In this lesson, we will practice explaining a procedure called amniocentesis in Spanish.  In our latest premium lessons covering Spanish for Prenatal Care, we review useful Spanish for tests performed during pregnancy. We discuss screening for gestational diabetes, STDs, and Group B Strep. We also cover ultrasound, the biophysical profile, and the nuchal translucency test. This free lesson is an expert from our premium lesson covering amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling. In this excerpt, we will practice explaining amniocentesis in Spanish. Amniocentesis is a procedure done during pregnancy in which a needle is inserted into the uterus to obtain a sample of amniotic fluid for testing. By the time you finish this lesson, you will be equipped with useful Spanish for explaining this procedure and others like it.

Table of Contents

• 1:30 Amniocentesis 
• 1:58 ¿Cuándo se realiza la amniocentesis? 
• 3:16 ¿Para qué servirá el examen?
• 5:07 ¿Cómo se realiza la amniocentesis?

Amniocentesis 

1:30

Se realiza la amniocentesis entre las 15 y las 20 semanas de embarazo. Este examen servirá para detectar ciertos defectos de nacimiento. Se pondrá un anestésico local en el vientre y se introducirá una aguja fina en el abdomen para sacar una muestra de líquido amniótico y de células del saco que rodea el feto.

¿Cuándo se realiza la amniocentesis?

1:58

Se realiza la amniocentesis entre las 15 y las 20 semanas de embarazo.

Amniocentesis is performed between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy.

la amniocentesis
amniocentesis

between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy
entres las 15 y (las) 20 semanas de embarazo

¿Para qué servirá el examen?

3:16

Este examen servirá para detectar ciertos defectos de nacimiento, como por ejemplo, el síndrome de Down, la espina Bífida y la fibrosis quística.

This test will (be used) to screen for certain birth defects, such as Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, and Cystic Fibrosis,

este examen
This test

servir para
t o be used for + purpose

detectar
to detect, to screen for

los defectos de nacimiento
birth defects

ciertos defectos de nacimientos
certain birth defects

OJO: CIERTO means CERTAIN when it falls BEFORE the noun, and TRUE when it falls AFTER the noun. Spanish Grammar members, learn more adjectives that change meaning depending on their placement before o