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[quote=Anonymous]Petunia here -

Thanks for that article, 11:15!

Elle - Hang in there! I hope your appointment goes well tomorrow (or, even better, that you don't make it that far). I can relate to the antsy feeling. I am due tomorrow and have an appointment Weds. I barely have Braxton Hicks and was not effaced or dilated last week. I was worried about complications related to postterm deliveries, but this eased my mind a bit:

www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/timely.asp

Postdates, by itself, is not associated with poor pregnancy outcome. Extreme postdates or postdates in conjunction with poor fetal growth or developmental abnormalities does show an increased risk of stillbirth. But if growth restriction and birth defects are removed, there is no statistical increase in risk until a pregnancy reaches 42 weeks and no significant risk until past 43 weeks. The primary "evidence" of a sharp rise in stillbirth after 40 weeks—often misquoted as "double at 42 weeks and triple at 43 weeks"—seems to come from one study based on data collected in 1958.(1) [/quote]

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