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Sorry, I meant the current definition of 'post
maturity' according to what I observe in current practice seems to be
anything over 40 weeks, induce
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Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 10:32
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Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Post maturity
Vs Post dates
Is the "due date" a stupid mistake or is it me? If research told us
some 10 yrs ago that only 5% of all women have their babies on the "due" date,
then it is not the women and babies that are at fault, but the calculation of
this mythical due date. 95% of women and babies can't be wrong! MM
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This is one of the issues we have to face now
in practice - because few women's pregnancies are "let" go beyond 41
weeks, there is little experience within the professions of knowing
women whose pregnancies extend (unsurprisingly) beyond even 41
weeks in may places. I know we have recently had a lot of information on
post dates, however the current definitiion of "post dates", according to
observable practice seems to be post 40
weeks!
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