2006-11-06 02:42:25 · 10 answers · asked by Goodaz 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
it depends on what area you live in. At my hospital they recommend that you go to 40wks if at all possible. But other hospitals that I've been to & talked to the ob's say those hospitals only recommend that you go to 37wks. So it just depends
2006-11-06 02:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by le_le_06 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The average gestation period for a human female is 40 weeks. If you were to get pregnant on January 1st, 2006, your due date would be about October 1st, 2006. That is 40 weeks, and it does make the pregnancy appear to be 10 calendar months. An infant is considered "full-term" after 36 weeks gestation, which is 9 months. You can easily look this up on the net, babycenter has a wonderful week-by-week feature that shows the fetal development. (BTW, I'm a "baby" RN)
2006-11-06 02:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
9 months
2006-11-06 02:45:24 · answer #3 · answered by skylen22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doctor counts 40 weeks from the first day of your last period. technically being 10 months. But a normal pregnancy is anywhere between 38 and 42 weeks.
2006-11-06 03:18:05 · answer #4 · answered by JodiMarie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is commonly said that a pregnancy lasts 9 months. However, each month does not have 30 days so that is not the most exact way to think about it. Pregnancy can also be measured in terms of weeks with 40 weeks (measured from the start of the mother's last menstrual period or 38 weeks if measured from conception date) considered full-term. If you want to be really specific, pregnancy is about 270 days from conception to delivery.
2006-11-06 03:04:38 · answer #5 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its 9 full months which is 40 weeks. Not all months have the same number of days.
2006-11-06 04:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more like 40 weeks, which is 10 months but it is because the first month of pregnancy has 2 weeks that count as pregnancy but you are not really pregnant which is Your period week and your ovulation week, so there you go the first 2 weeks and then they give you 2 more weeks extra because baby can be born before or after.
2006-11-06 02:52:44 · answer #7 · answered by Lilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it goes by weeks instead of months because some months have more days than others. You are pregnant anywhere from 38-42 weeks and the doc. will pick a date right in the middle of that, at 40 weeks.
2006-11-06 02:44:31 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DOCTORS can't give any months..... u become preg and its natures will that u deliver the baby at the right time. doctors can only give somewhat a predictionable date.
2006-11-06 02:52:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you start your tenth month on your due date
2006-11-06 02:53:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋