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lynn82md in prochoicemd

Obstetricians change definition of On Time Delivery

Oct 23, 2013 14:53

I should say....U.S Obstretricians changed the definition. Article ahoy!

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For years, babies born after a pregnancy lasting 37 to 42 weeks have been considered to be on time, or "term." But a group of U.S. doctors is now separating deliveries that happen during that span in an effort to improve newborn health ( Read more... )

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lynn82md October 23 2013, 13:05:40 UTC

Great...my son is now considered to be an early term delivery in the U.S rather than an "on time" delivery because he was born a week shy of 39 weeks. Luckily, he was born in Sweden where he still considered to be born on time and in full term ( ... )