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I know a term pregnancy lasts anywhere from 37 weeks to 42 weeks. The Due Date is the standard deviation between weeks 38 and 42. A homebirth midwife in Minnesota can legally attend a birth if a woman is term, or 37 weeks.
When someone says, "oh, well, my baby was born 4 weeks early" or "so and so is a preemie 'cause she was 3 weeks early," what does this mean?
4 weeks from the due date? is that week 36, which could be counted by some as 2 weeks before the Due Date Window of 38 to 42 weeks? or just 1 week 'early' before week 37? Is 4 weeks early a tiny 33 week old gestational aged baby?
TIA!
When someone says, "oh, well, my baby was born 4 weeks early" or "so and so is a preemie 'cause she was 3 weeks early," what does this mean?
4 weeks from the due date? is that week 36, which could be counted by some as 2 weeks before the Due Date Window of 38 to 42 weeks? or just 1 week 'early' before week 37? Is 4 weeks early a tiny 33 week old gestational aged baby?
TIA!