Index

Pregnancy

Week 39

Most births cluster from here through 41 weeks. A due date is a midpoint of a range. Waiting, when checks are reassuring, is often the plan.

Length and weight

Length50.7 cm
Weight3290 g

Early weeks are crown to rump; later weeks are head to heel. The bar is not a ruler. It is a rough comparison with the average at week 40.

Approximate

Ask your midwife or doctor before you change medicine, herbs, or a birth plan.

Related

The third trimester

The work now is pattern: movement, swelling that is ordinary, and swelling that is not.

Sizes and dates are averages. Feeding and sleep notes follow widely published public-health guidance, including World Health Organization infant-feeding advice and back-to-sleep recommendations. They are not a protocol for your hospital.