Description:
All forgetting that pregancy lasts until thr baby is ready to breathe independently.
Also that each ”oven’ cooks at variable rates, depending upon circumstances each pregnancy
First babies may come 10 days on average later than subsequent ones.
Why:
Babies are ready between 37 – 43 weeks typically – some even later
Untill fetal scanning this was accepted as the way things were.
Now all scanning. 40 weeks is seen as a ‘safe’ pregnancy length.
Ensure baby is head down, back to mum’s right, although some women birth best ‘OP’
Fetal position may need adjusting so head is on the cervix properly to signal labour’s start.
Solution:
Pelvic preparation massage, exercise, and great nutrition & hydration all help in readiness to meeting baby
Refer to this site for more practical information on what you may do.
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