Term delivery refers to babies being born from 37 weeks gestation to 42 weeks gestation. The estimated due date is usually 40 weeks from the last menstrual period. Babies born earlier than 37 weeks are considered ‘pre-term’ and babies born after 42 weeks are ‘post-term’.
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