Patient's question:
My due date is March 8th, and my placenta is at level three. It has been delayed by three days without labor yet. What should I do? What preparations should I make for the baby to be better? Please give me advice from the doctor.Doctor's answer:
Generally speaking, pregnancy lasts for 280 days. In medicine, 28 days are considered one obstetric month. A pregnancy of 40 weeks, which is equivalent to ten obstetric months (also known as "ten months of pregnancy").The estimated due date is calculated from the first day of the woman's last menstrual period. Add nine months or subtract three months from the month number, and add seven days to the day number. If the expectant mother adds 15 days, it becomes the due date in the lunar calendar.
The estimation of the due date is only an approximation and may vary. Based on the actual condition of the mother, it may differ by about seven days. If the menstrual cycle is usually short, less than a month, the delivery date is likely to be before the estimated due date in most cases.