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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would rather be induced a few days before labor was going to happen on its own than have a stillbirth. Babies are basically fully cooked at 37 weeks anyway.[/quote]

No, absolutely not:

http://www.acog.org/Resources-And-Publications/Committee-Opinions/Committee-on-Obstetric-Practice/Nonmedically-Indicated-Early-Term-Deliveries
 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists clinical guidelines :
Nonmedically indicated early-term deliveries. Committee Opinion No. 561. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol 2013;121:911–5.

"The differences between 37 weeks of gestation and 39 weeks of gestation are consistent, larger, and statistically significant across multiple studies. Even comparing neonates and infants delivered at 38 weeks of gestation with those delivered at 39 weeks of gestation there is still an increased (albeit clinically small) risk of adverse outcomes."

That strongly advises waiting until 39 - but doesn't seem to say anything about waiting beyond 39 weeks.[/quote]

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