Estimated date of delivery

The estimated date of delivery (EDD), also known as expected date of confinement,[1] and estimated due date or simply due date, is a term describing the estimated delivery date for a pregnant woman.[2] Normal pregnancies last between 38 and 42 weeks.[3] Children are delivered on their expected due date about 4% of the time.[4]

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  2. ^ "Definition of Estimated date of confinement (EDC)". MedicineNet, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  3. ^ Durham, Janelle (2004). "How accurate is your Due Date?". www.transitiontoparenthood.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  4. ^ "How accurate are 'due dates'?". BBC News. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2021-07-30.