Italian Pregnant

Italian Pregnant
August 1, 2022 September 15, 2020 by Heather Broster
La futura mamma guarda le prime ecografie della sua gravidanza. = The future mum looks at the first scans of her pregnancy.
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The Italian word for pregnant is incinta (feminine, plural: incinte ). It derives from the Medieval Latin term incincta .
Below are a few verbs you’ll frequently see paired with incinta :
Mia moglie è incinta di quattro mesi.
A pregnant woman can be called una donna incinta , una gestante or more informally, una futura mamma .
A less common synonym of incinta in reference to women is gravida . Another synonym is pregna which, despite closely resembling the English word pregnant , almost exclusively refers to female animals. Below are a few other metaphorical synonyms you might hear in conversation:
A well-known proverb in Italian is la mamma dei cretini è sempre incinta which literally translates as the mother of idiots is always pregnant . The equivalent English expression is stupidity breeds stupidity .
Did you know that…? The adjective incinta is primarily used in its feminine form because it refers to a pregnant woman. The masculine equivalent incinto can however be used in an imaginary context or as a joke. (e.g. Pietro aveva mangiato così tanto che sembrava incinto. = Pietro ate so much that he looked pregnant. )
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Pregnant women in Italy have access to good health care services. Istat survey on Health Conditions and Use of Health Services estimates that in 2013 2,7 million women had a child in the last 5 years (18.2% were foreign women). 94.3% of mothers had the first medical visit within the third month of pregnancy (the same as in 2000 and 2005), as the national guidelines recommended.
Medicalization during pregnancy is on the rise: 37.6% of women had more than 6 echography exams during pregnancy, while the percentage was 23.8% in 2000 and 28.9% in 2005.
Women awareness of health risks of smoking for the new born was rising: 74.1% of women stated that they quit smoking during pregnancy (63.4% in 2000). 22.3% of mothers reduced the number of smoked cigarettes, and only 3% didn’t change their smoking behavior (6.8% in 2000). Among more educated women the share of those who stopped smoking during pregnancy was even higher (89.2%), while it decreased among less educated women (65.2%).
Italy was the European country with the highest level of Caesarian section rate (36.3%) according to the 2013 hospital discharge records (Sdo), collected by the Health Ministry and confirmed by Istat survey. A sharp variability was registered among Italian regions with higher rates in Southern Italy.
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Note to Blog Readers: A perceptive reader pointed out that in my last post A Spectacular Show for Niccolo’ I nonchalantly declared that 5 months pregnant I joined my dinner companions “champagne glasses in hand,” as we made our way up to the roof-top to view New Year’s Eve fireworks. The reader noted that this comment will not go over well in the United States where drinking while pregnant is frowned upon. She noted that I might expect a “riot of arrows” coming in my direction. To be honest, the thought did not even occur to me, but now that I am aware, I will post the following tidbit from my manuscript on being pregnant in Italy. I hope it helps to clarify Italian views on the topic and my behavior.
Italians love to see pregnant women. I am not sure if it is because they are relieved that someone is raising their population rate, or if it is some deep-seated Catholic ideal of the Madonna. Whatever it was, the effect of my growing belly on Italians was stunning. People would take one look at me and say “Auguri!” (Congratulations!). Complete strangers would reach out and touch my belly in elevators and ask, “Maschio o femmina?” (Boy or girl?).
When I would reply that I did not know, they would invariably tell me what they thought. There are two theories in Italy. The first is if the pregnant woman has a small round belly and has not become very fat, and is looking fit, then the baby is a boy. The second theory is if the mother is looking large all over, flabby, out of shape and unattractive, it is a girl. The idea is that a baby girl steals the beauty of her mother.
Could it be possible that these theories set Italians up for a lifetime of stereotypical relationships? On the one hand sons that see their mothers as perfect, and mothers that cook, iron and buy underwear for their sons until they are in their 40s, and on the other hand, girls raised to compete with other women to be more beautiful.
Italians also do not hesitate to offer a pregnant woman advice on everything from her shoes (too high), her briefcase (too heavy), her presence at a news conference (too stressful), and on and on. I had an American friend who found the intrusiveness unbearable, while I thrived on the Italian interaction, eagerly plopping into the offered seat on the bus, engaging in the which-sex debate, and reminding them that even the Madonna herself rode a donkey into Bethlehem during the final days of her pregnancy, and Jesus came out just fine.
The one area where Italians don’t interfere is food and drink. Nobody will bark at a pregnant woman drinking a cappuccino or having a glass of red wine with dinner, or a cigarette afterward — that’s considered her business.
When I was eight months pregnant with my third child, I took a vacation with my children and parents in Tuscany. One day we visited the Banfi wine producers. At the end of the tour, my parents and I were taken to the wine-tasting bar and our guide brought out three bottles of wine — a Rosso di Montalcino, a Brunello di Montalcino, and a Pinot Grigio. She poured each of the adults three glasses. I took a sip of each and then said to my guide, “I really should not.” She responded smiling, “But you must! Then your baby will be born appreciating and understanding wine.”
How very Tuscan of her. The appreciation and understanding of wine must start young.
During this vacation we were staying in an old Tuscan farmhouse. One afternoon I started chatting with the farmer from the next house. He invited me into his basement cantina — his wine and grappa cellar. Grappa is a clear, highly-alcoholic drink made from discarded grape seeds and stems that are left over after wine-making. Italians usually drink it after a meal. In this farmer’s grappa cellar, there were three enormous vats at one end for making the wine and grappa. Two walls had wooden racks filled with bottles and the fourth wall was filled with jars of homemade tomato sauce.
“What can I offer you?” he asked, waving his arm in front of the racks. I gestured at my pregnant belly and said, “Oh, I can’t, I’m pregnant.” “That’s exactly why you need something,” he answered, smiling but serious.
I am not so sure I needed something back then, but now that I have two teenagers and one pre-teen I may need to go back and visit that grappa cellar.
Trisha Thomas has been living in Rome since 1993. She has raised her three children in the eternal city while working as a journalist/tv producer for the Associated Press.
I think it’s hysterical that Italians are OK with drinking and smoking during pregnancy, even when they cross the pond to NY, but God forbid you use an air conditioner near a baby when it’s 90+ degrees outside……they consider it child abuse! ROFL I wouldn’t have grown up any other way!
Lisa – you are right about that!!! And now you have given me another post topic– air conditioners! I have to suffer through Roman heat every summer with colleagues who don’t want our little wall air conditioner on in the office and a husband who is against not only air conditioners but even the use of fans at home. There are days at work where I am so hot and sweaty that I can barely function. And at home we have come to a compromise that I sleep with a fan pointed directly at me turned on to the max. It is absurd. Thanks for following my blog and for your great input. Trisha
I loved going down memory lane with these photos of you – although if you pregnant with Chiara = fat and flabby – well – I’ll be a blue-haired monkey living on Mars and commuting to Venus for work.
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Trisha Thomas has been living in Rome since 1993. She has raised her three children in the eternal city while working as a journalist/tv producer for the Associated Press.

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/ November 16, 2021 June 11, 2022
Did you follow any or all of these Italian baby traditions?
Curious about Italian baby traditions? Italians have traditions for everything – from baptisms to wedding days to holidays.  There are special traditions for each major life event, including the birth of a bambino (baby boy) or bambina (baby girl).
As an expat in Italy, when I found out I was pregnant with my first child, I was excited to celebrate the baby traditions I’d grown up with, including having a baby shower and choosing a unique name for our little one.
I soon found out that the Italian baby traditions are different than what I’d grown up with. So, I began quizzing friends and my Italian family about the baby traditions in Italy.
While I didn’t follow all of them, I did pick up a couple of new ones!
Read on for 8 Italian Baby Traditions that are celebrated by mamme and papà all over Italy.
Most Italians (especially older generations) turn their noses up at choosing a non-Italian name for a new baby. Robert for a boy? Mamma mia , no! Roberto is fine though.
You also won’t find non-traditional spellings of names. For example, Giulia is never spelled “Julia” or “Jewellia” or any other creative variation like “Giulienna.”
At first, I found this to be quite boring and I wanted my kids to have unique names. Now I see the beauty in having a traditional name. (And so do the parents of the other three kids in my son’s class with the same name).
So, if Matteo and Ginevra have a son, he will be named after Matteo’s grandfather. If they have a second son, he will be named after Ginevra’s grandfather.
If they have a third son, they may choose to name him after another family member (such as a favorite uncle), a saint, or the godfather.
While this tradition seems to be fading out, it is still occasionally followed.
Some Italians choose the name of the saint celebrated on the day the child is born. So, if your baby girl is born on August 11 th (the day of Santa Chiara), you may choose to name your baby Chiara.
Of course, you can choose to name your little girl Chiara even if she’s not born on August 11 th !
One of my favorite Italian baby traditions is the fiocco della nascita (birth ribbon). When a baby is born in Italy, you’ll see a huge blue (for boys) or pink (for girls) ribbon placed on the family’s door to announce the new addition.
Sometimes the birth ribbons are also placed at the workplace of the father or mother, so you may see one outside of an office building or on the door of a clothing store.
If the door to the home is not easily seen, the ribbon is often placed on a gate or fence, or somewhere else easily visible so neighbors and passersby know of the new arrival.
While adherence to the Catholic faith isn’t as strong as it has been in the past, there are still Catholic traditions that hold strong in Italy, including choosing godparents for a new baby.
Italian parents have traditionally chosen godparents to give spiritual guidance to the new baby. Godparents are usually very involved in the baby’s baptism and help bring the child up in the Catholic church.
This is still the case, but there are also many Italian parents who aren’t devoted Catholics who still choose godparents for their children. Instead of offering spiritual guidance, they offer general life guidance and are there to support the child through life’s ‘ups and downs.’
There has been some controversy from the Catholic church about the purpose of godparents and some Italian parents are choosing to forgo the naming of godparents.
Baptisms in Italy can be more important than weddings. Some parents begin planning the new baby’s baptism from the hospital room, just after the baby is born.
There may be extensive guest lists, decadent and expensive menus, and fancy gifts for the guests.
And then, there are plenty of Italians that forgo this tradition.
Some others choose to have a ‘low-key’ baptism with close friends and family.
When I found out I was pregnant, I was so excited about having a baby shower, which is a big part of my home country’s culture. I mentioned it to a couple of Italian friends and I had to explain what a baby shower was.
Baby showers are NOT a thing in Italy, and unlike other foreign traditions that manage to sneak into the Italian culture (Halloween, Black Friday…), this one doesn’t have a chance.
Why? Because Italians think it’s bad luck to give a gift to the baby before birth.
That’s right. No gifts for the baby until birth. No cute little onesies, no blankets. No purchasing gifts and ‘tucking them away’ until the baby’s born. Italians believe it’s just asking for something to go wrong if you gift something to a baby before it’s born.
So, if you’re a big planner, take a deep breath. You’ll just have to wait until you get the call or WhatsApp message – then you can head to the store to pick out the perfect outfit or toy for the new arrival.
Many families have a camicia della fortuna , or a good luck shirt. This is a newborn-sized shirt that is passed down from generation to generation for each new baby in the family to wear at birth. It’s usually white (or sometimes red) and made of silk or cotton. It typically ties in the back. Some families don’t wash the shirt, instead folding it up and putting it away until the next baby in the family is born.
In other families, each baby is gifted his or her own camicia della fortuna to keep.
In this case, the camicia della fortuna may be a part of a corredino nascita , which is an entire birth set. The set often includes the good luck shirt, hat, socks, pants, bib, towel, blanket, crib bedding, and more.  You can purchase the corredino nascita (and have it embroidered) at shops throughout Italy, or nonna may knit a special one for the nuovo arrivo (new arrival).
While gifts aren’t given before the Italian baby’s birth, the scene in the hospital room is another story. Friends, family, and acquaintances all stop by to see the bambino or bambina and offer their congratulations to mamma and papà.
Italian moms usually share a hospital room with another mother and baby so it can be quite a party with family and friends for both parties visiting at the same time.
Traditional gifts for a baby in Italy include the corredino nascita birth set, a personalized baby blanket, made in Italy clothing (Gucci onesie, anyone?), and baby bath products.
The parents may have confetti di nascita (‘birth confetti,’ usually a small organza pouch of candy-covered almonds) on hand to give to each visitor.
We didn’t follow many Italian baby traditions for our three children. The traditions we did follow – we gave all of our children traditional Italian names, we baptized our first two children (although rather late for Italian standards), and I was gifted a camicia della fortuna for one of my boys (but he didn’t get to wear it because it was way too small for him at birth).
Ciao and welcome to Mom in Italy. I look forward to sharing Italy travel tips with you and giving you a glimpse of life in beautiful Italy!
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