http://healthland.time.com/2013/10/22/new-and-hopefully-improved-definition-of-term-pregnancy/
The categories are as follows:
Early Term: Between 37 weeks 0 days and 38 weeks 6 days
Full Term: Between 39 weeks 0 days and 40 weeks 6 days
Late Term: Between 41 weeks 0 days and 41 weeks 6 days
Postterm: Between 42 weeks 0 days and beyond
In an effort to reduce elective births prior to 39 weeks, to ensure healthy maturation of babies, , ACOG is changing their definitions of terms.
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