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If baby was delivered at 35wks and no help was needed for breathing / lungs (steroid or incubator), could the due date be off?

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Maybe,maybe not: I have known of premature infants born as early as 31 weeks that had no breathing issues. This is quite variable. There are several ways a physician can review the physical features of the infant after delivery & decide if the dates were off or the kid was early but lucky.Discuss this with the doc.

Answered 5/21/2013

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