There is a pregnant woman in labour!
tra-VA-lyo — three syllables, stress on second. 'Travaglio' = labour (obstetric). Also means 'torment' figuratively.
Call 118 if labour is advanced, contractions are frequent (less than 5 minutes apart), or if there are complications (bleeding, cord prolapse, premature).
'In travaglio' = in labour — 'travaglio' is the Italian obstetric term. 'Donna incinta' = pregnant woman. Tell the dispatcher: gestational week, how frequent contractions are ('contrazioni ogni X minuti'), whether the waters have broken ('acque rotte'), and any complications. Italian ambulances include equipment for emergency delivery.
Le contrazioni sono ogni tre minuti.
The contractions are every three minutes.
Contraction frequency is critical — under 5 minutes means advanced labour
Si sono rotte le acque.
Her waters have broken.
'Acque rotte' = ruptured membranes — combined with contractions means active labour
Il bambino sta nascendo adesso!
The baby is being born right now!
Imminent birth — dispatcher will guide emergency delivery
Italian 118 dispatchers receive training in telephone-guided emergency delivery ('parto telefonico assistito'). Ambulances carry birth kits ('kit parto') with sterile supplies. The 'parto in ambulanza' (birth in ambulance) is relatively rare in Italy but occasionally happens. Italian law protects the right to accompany a woman in labour — fathers and birth partners ('doule') are legally allowed in Italian delivery rooms ('sale parto') since Law 194/1978.