Pregnancy dating guides
Short, sourced explanations of the questions behind every due date.
- How due dates are calculatedNaegele’s rule, cycle adjustment, conception, IVF and ultrasound, each with a worked example.
- How accurate is a due date?What studies show about birth timing, and why the date still matters.
- Ultrasound vs last periodWhy the dates differ, and the thresholds clinicians use to change them.
- Weeks, months and trimestersCompleted weeks, trimester boundaries and a weeks-to-months table.
- What does full term mean?Early, full, late and postterm in exact weeks and days.