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When are babys consider full term ?.
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My Dr considers full term 37 weeks.
That's just what they go by. A lot of drs still say 37 weeks is full term.  
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Not necessarily, adrianna-amelia. Many healthy babies are born earlier than 39 weeks and some babies born at full term have complications of their own. But babies born before 39 weeks have a much higher likelihood of having problems so it's best to keep them in there and growing as long as possible.
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9797462 tn?1410751678
Nah, there wont be anything wrong. But those last few weeks are important. So if it is at all possible to wait, then you should do so :)
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The new guidelines were published in January of this year stating that 39-41 weeks is full term. That's from the ACOG who determine best practice guidelines for American medical care in obstetrics and gynecology.
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8653699 tn?1409720132
100% 39 weeks.
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So if the baby is born before 39 weeks will there be something wrong with the baby ?
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Like both Stacey & I just said, this study just came out recently & yes it's because the brain is still developing. I wanna say I heard about this roughly a week or so ago.
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My midwife told me 37 weeks
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9797462 tn?1410751678
It used to be 37, but apparently those last few weeks are the most critical because the brain grows a lot more towards the end with all the good stuff :)
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It used to be thought they 37 weeks was full term, but recently a new study has been conducted indicating full term is now 39 weeks.
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9797462 tn?1410751678
39Wks I think
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