How long is pregnancy in months

Why is full-term pregnancy important?

It's important to know when babies are developed enough to be born as healthy as possible.

How many weeks is it safe to give birth?

For most babies, this is at 39 weeks. Babies who reach this point are considered full term.

It's best not to schedule your baby's delivery via an induction or a C-section before 39 weeks unless there's a medical need to do so.

On average, pregnancies last about 40 weeks (280 days) from the first day of a woman's last menstrual period.

That's how your doctor or midwife will most likely estimate your due date.

Experts previously believed that babies born between 37 and 42 weeks were equally likely to be born healthy. For that reason, people considered pregnancies to be full term at 37 weeks.

Then in 2013 the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)Opens a new window and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)Opens a new window reviewed the research and decided to change the definition of full term to 39 weeks.

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