syntymäaikana

Syntymäaikana is a Finnish adverbial noun form meaning "during the birth" or "at the time of birth." It refers to the period around labor and delivery, from the onset of contractions to the moment of birth. The expression is formed from syntymä (birth) and aika (time) with the suffix -aikana, which marks the duration of an event.

In medical and legal contexts, syntymäaikana is used to describe events that occur during labor and delivery. For instance, phrases such as syntymäaikana todetut komplikaatiot (complications observed during birth) indicate conditions or incidents that happened while giving birth rather than before or after. The term appears in obstetric notes, birth certificates, and perinatal research to specify timing relative to birth.

Syntymäaika denotes the date and often the time of birth, whereas syntymäaikana specifies the interval during the birth process. The two terms are related but not interchangeable. The phrase is mainly found in Finnish medical and administrative language and in historical records that describe birth events.

Etymology: a compound of syntymä "birth" and aika "time" with the temporal suffix -aikana, used to indicate "during" or "throughout" a period. The form is one of several Finnish constructs used to express time relations in clinical writing.