A member asked:

Can a baby stay in the womb longer than 47 weeks or is impossible? the placenta will show old at the u/s?

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Dr. Nikolaos Zacharias answered

Specializes in Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Impossible.: The maximum length of a well-dated pregnancy is 42 weeks. My recommendation is to deliver after 3-7 days past the due date, if that is based on a reliable ultrasound before 20 weeks.

Answered 11/27/2017

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