Homebirths after 42 weeks recently got made illegal in our state! It's ****ing outrageous. I was talking to my midwife about it and she said the head of the midwifery board or something like that said she gave it over as a concession to get them to back off on more laws. Great, explain that to the women who safely go over 42 weeks!! It's just a number- I'm personally much more interested in medical signs that birth needs to occur soon, rather than because of the date.

Luckily for me I have had my babies at 39+4 and 41 weeks so it's highly unlikely I'd go past 42 weeks. But I would be comfortable with more frequent care and monitoring after about 41+3 to keep an eye on the health of baby and the placenta.