It wont be something wrong with it because it's born after 42 weeks instead of 40. Might be bigger that's all. Most women go over the expected date.
Human beings have to carry their baby for 9 months or 40 weeks long. However, your baby can be born anytime between 38 and 42 weeks which is considered full term.
it is bout 36 or so weeks Cynthia: It takes 40 weeks but most girls have their baby two weeks early or two weeks later than their due date.
A newborn baby is 40 weeks old. The gestation period in humans normally ranges between 37 and 42 weeks.
Well I went to 40 weeks exactly with my third baby and 42 weeks with my fourth. :)
if the baby is slow to develop or is still in the womb after 42 weeks
At this time a baby born at 18 weeks is still to premature to survive.
It is impossible to say as a term baby could be born from 37 weeks to 42 weeks of pregnancy. You need a due date from a period or an ultrasound to have an idea of conception date
Talk to your doctor. Normal term pregnancy is 37-42 weeks.
Thirty four weeks of pregnancy in a horse would produce an abortus not a viable foal.
A baby born before 37 weeks gestation
Yes, the development takes 38 to 42 weeks - about 9 months.
9 Months / 36 Weeks