DISCLAIMER: THIS DOESN'T APPLY TO ANYONE THAT MEDICALLY REQUIRES AN INDUCTION. THIS APPLIES TO EVERYONE THAT CHOOSES TO EVICT THEIR BABY FOR NO MEDICAL REASONS.

Early Term37 weeks through 38 weeks and 6 days

Full Term39 weeks through 40 weeks and 6 days

Late Term41 weeks through 41 weeks and 6 days

Post Term42 weeks and beyond.

(It doesn't matter what YOUR obgyn " considers" full term.

A full-term pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks or 280 days starting from the first day of the mother’s last menstrual cycle. Previously, a pregnancy was considered full-term if the delivery happened between the 37 and 39 weeks. On the contrary, various studies have found that babies still go through a lot of development within these last few weeks—every week that passes matters.

However, many babies are delivered early and this isn’t natural. Hospital and doctors have been for their convenience delivering babies way too early. The data was collected by the Leapfrog Group that tracks and monitors the quality of hospitals, being a transparency between the patients and the medical systems.

Around 773 hospitals were surveyed for the number of births between 37 and 39 weeks, which were elective or done by choice. The results were shocking as the rate of such births was 40%. In Los Angeles alone, the rates of scheduled births ranged from 4% to 29%.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists discourages scheduled delivery unless there are serious medical reasons. A baby born before 39 weeks isn’t fully developed and healthy as an infant born at 39 weeks or later.