How long does it take to give birth?

The ten months of pregnancy that we often talk about is actually not ten months as we often say, but is shorter than ten months. This is because in ancient times, a month for a pregnant woman was not thirty days. So how many days is a month of pregnancy? Let's take a look.

How long is one month of pregnancy?

In general medicine, a pregnant woman is considered to be one month pregnant after 4 weeks. When the next menstrual period does not come after the last menarche, and it exceeds a week, then you may be pregnant. It is recommended to check with early pregnancy test strips. You can also do blood HCG 10 days after sexual intercourse. You can use pregnancy test strips to check after 7 days of menstrual cycle delay or 10 to 14 days after sexual intercourse. Two red bars on the test paper indicate positive, which means pregnancy. In addition, you can go to the hospital for blood HCG test 7 days after sexual intercourse. This is the most accurate way to check whether you are pregnant. In general medicine, pregnancy is considered to begin at the due date of pregnancy, that is, if you test pregnant after your menstrual period is delayed by about a week, it is actually 5 weeks, which is more than a month pregnant. Some pregnant women ovulate later, so sometimes the baby will be one to two weeks smaller. This is normal and there is no need to worry.

How to calculate how long it will take to give birth?

Generally speaking, the entire pregnancy period is about 40 weeks, or 280 days, starting from the day of the last menstrual period. The due date is an approximate delivery time. It is normal to deliver two weeks earlier or later.

Pregnancy FAQs

1. You don’t need to take medicine randomly when you have a fever or a cold. Indomethacin is a fever-reducing drug that pregnant women should avoid, and aspirin is also not suitable for use after 32 weeks of pregnancy. Antibiotics: Pregnant women with fever and colds do not need antibiotics if there is no established evidence of bacterial infection, such as tonsillitis, high blood pressure, coughing up yellow sputum, runny nose, etc. Expectorant and cough medicines are generally safer, but cough medicines containing iodine-containing traditional Chinese medicines are not suitable for pregnant women.

2. Control the couple’s life. During pregnancy, you should pay attention to controlling and avoiding your sexual life, and live separately as much as possible. Because the early stages of pregnancy are the most likely to cause miscarriage, and avoiding sexual life can help to prevent miscarriage.

3. Avoid strenuous physical work and excessive exercise. Pregnant women should not engage in heavy physical work such as fetching water and lifting objects, nor should they engage in strenuous exercise such as jogging and dancing. Heavy physical work and strenuous exercise may lead to miscarriage.