Raskauksissa

Raskauksissa is the inessive plural form of the Finnish noun raskaus, meaning pregnancy. It literally translates to “in the pregnancies” or “during the pregnancies” and is used to refer to contexts that involve more than one pregnancy. The corresponding singular form is raskauksessa, meaning “in the pregnancy.” The form is common in formal, scientific, and statistical writing when discussing patterns, outcomes, or events that occur across several pregnancies.

Grammatical notes: Finnish nouns inflect for case and number, and the inessive case marks “in/inside” a state or location. For plural nouns, the ending is -issa, as in raskauksissa. The use of raskauksissa contrasts with phrases like raskauksien aikana (during pregnancies) or raskauden aikana (during the pregnancy), which convey slightly different nuance or emphasis.

Usage and examples: In texts on maternal health, epidemiology, or obstetrics, raskauksissa is used to describe observations spanning multiple pregnancies. Examples include: “Tutkimuksessa havaittiin eroja raskauksissa.” (“The study found differences across pregnancies.”) or “Terveydenhuollon toimenpiteet on räätälöity raskauksissa esiintyville riskitekijöille.” While common in formal Finnish, raskauksissa is less typical in everyday speech, where more general phrases like raskauden aikana are often used.

See also: raskaus, raskauden aikana, raskauksien tutkiminen.