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Full term
Full term is a condition in which a baby is delivered after reaching 37 weeks' gestation. Full term babies are presumed to be normal, compared with premature babies who can suffer from cerebral palsy, blindness, deafness, developmental problems, learning disabilities, severe lung diseases, infection and loss of some intestines, etc..., depending on the severity of prematurity.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 41-year old asked:
Is it normal to feel hard kicks when I am almost full term?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I wanna know is it possible to lay down with a person on April 4 and the baby arrive on December 9 full term is it possible?
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A 48-year old male asked:
What are the outcomes for grade 2 ivh for normal weight full term infants ?
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A 30-year old male asked about a male:
What is the level of speech development expected for a 16 months old boy born full term?
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A 23-year old female asked:
My son is 8 months old and his height is 70 CM and he was born full term so i was wondering,is he under weight for his age?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I had a stillbirth at full term...In your field how often does this happen and what are the chances of it repeating? No cause was found.
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A 25-year old female asked:
When exactly is full term, 38,39 0r 40 weeks.
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A 32-year old asked:
How many week is a pregnancy that is full term?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can I go full term with my prior problem pregnancies?
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A 47-year old asked:
What is the normal birth weight of a baby at full term?
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A member asked:
Do I need to feed my premature baby more than a full-term baby?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is a full term baby still possible after 2 abortions and 2 miscarriages?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is it possible for someone with a lpd to get pregnant and deliver at full term?
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A 51-year old asked:
What should I do if I am nearing full term and I cannot feel any baby movements?
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A 23-year old female asked:
If i'm 32 weeks and 2 days how many weeks do I have in order for it to be full term?
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A 44-year old asked:
After 2 miscarriages, will she always miscarry or it possible she could still carry a baby to full term?
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A 30-year old female asked:
If you had a february baby and it was full term is it any possibility you could have gotten pregnant in july?
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A female asked:
With an 8th pregnancy, 4 full term, how soon would the body start having symptoms and what may they be? Thank you
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A 25-year old female asked:
Is 38 wks consider full term I'm due September But he keep dropping don't think ima. Go that far if he come at 38 weeks would he be full term?
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A 44-year old female asked:
Part 2- i've been married 8 years and would like to have a baby. I have been trying and trying and trying. I've had miscarriages, nothing full term!
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A 37-year old asked:
Should I register at the hospital before I am full-term?
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A 19-year old female asked:
What are some ways to make your self go into labor at full term?
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A 21-year old female asked:
After having a full term still birth, can it effect my fertility?
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A 32-year old asked:
What does it mean if my cervix starts to open before I am full term?
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A 39-year old asked:
What should I do if I think I am going into labor before I am full-term?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If someone is extremely obese, can they still carry a baby full term & deliever?
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A 24-year old female asked:
What are the chances for a baby to go full term when moth had RH neg and the father has RH neg?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can having cervical biopsies have a damaging effect on carrying a baby full term in the future?
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A 29-year old female asked about a 30-year old female:
One full term pred and one terminated pregnant then IUD 5yrs.. Is it going to be hard to get pregnant?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it possible to carry to full term after having a myommectomy & removal of endomitriosis 6 months prior?
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