• Question: What is the likelihood of a person being born on their due date?

    Asked by to Gill on 16 Jan 2019. This question was also asked by .
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      Gill Harrison answered on 16 Jan 2019:

      Great question. A doctor in Birmingham has worked out that only about 4% (4 in 100 pregnancies) arrive on the due date!

      If a pregnancy is straightforward, he suggested 60% will deliver within one week of their due date (before or after) and 90% are within two weeks either side of the due date.
      First pregnancies are often later than the due date.

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