Doctors To Pregnant Women: Wait At Least 39 Weeks : NPR - http://www.npr.org/2011...
Jul 19, 2011
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"Having a baby naturally requires lots of planning. But when it comes to the arrival date of your bundle of joy, experts now say that planning too far ahead can do more harm than good.
A full-term pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but elective deliveries are often planned for two or three weeks earlier. And even though 37 weeks is also still considered full term, studies show that babies born even a few weeks too early are at greater risk for health problems than those who are born later. That has some doctors campaigning to curb the trend of scheduled labor and delivery."
- April Buchheit
I heard this on the radio yesterday. Makes sense.
- SAM
Both my kids were born after 42 weeks. They come when they're ready and not a minute before!
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
I read an article recently about women considering 34 weeks as the "new" 38 weeks, and trying to bring on their labours that early. Having just had a 34-weeker I was all o.O HELL NO.
- Melly #FForever
My grandmother was a month+ overdue with both my mother and my uncle. I was 2 weeks overdue..If it's not going to cause any harm to carry to term/longer I don't see the point in inducing labor.
- Colette