Due Date Calculator Due Date Calculator It is important to estimate your due date so you and your health care provider can schedule proper prenatal care and plan for your baby's birth. Your health care provider uses a m...
Symptoms and Diagnosis of Multiple Pregnancy Symptoms and Diagnosis of Multiple Pregnancy What are the symptoms of multiple pregnancy? The following are the most common symptoms of multiple pregnancy. However, each woman may experience symptoms...
Calculating a Due Date Calculating a Due Date How to calculate a due date: A typical pregnancy lasts, on average, 280 days, or 40 weeks--starting with the first day of the last normal menstrual period (LMP) as day 1. An es...
Birth Statistics Birth Statistics Consider the most recent statistics available from the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the CDC: In 2008, 4,247,694 babies were born in the U.S. This was a 2 percent dr...
Prenatal Medical Care Prenatal Medical Care The importance of early prenatal medical care As soon as a woman discovers she is pregnant, she should establish a schedule of prenatal care with her health care provider for th...
Signs of Pregnancy / The Pregnancy Test Signs of Pregnancy / The Pregnancy Test What are the signs of pregnancy? The signs of pregnancy vary from woman to woman. Usually the most obvious sign is the absence of menstruation (amenorrhea). Ho...