What is considered full term??

[shereejoy]

37-38 weeks is what you hear, depends who you talk too. But then my gyno said to me re: strep B testing when I had just hit 36 weeks, that he would not test if say I went into labour tomorrow. Guess that is what they call a definite premmie, prior to 36 weeks.

[Lea13]

This is interesting actually.

At our antenatal classes and according to the midwives full term is any where from 37 - 41 weeks. At my hospital they won't let you go past 41 weeks pregnant before inducing.

However my Dr said that whilst 37 weeks is considered 'term' he likes to see bubbas in there till at least 38 weeks as bubbas born at 37 weeks can still have some breathing difficulties.

I would lean towards 38 weeks being 'term'.