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I too saw midwives, and a few days after I was 40 weeks they did an ultrasound to check the fluid levels and a non-stress test (no cervical checks).

At 40+6 with #1 I had a biophysical ultrasound! Just to ensure everything was ok. At that point I was probably transitioning from early to active labour, I can't say laying for that u/s through contractions was the most fun I've ever had.

I see a Homebirth midwife who is very much against unnesseccary actions, but she did say that if I go past 40 weeks she'd prefer me to have an ultrasound to check things out if I would be willing. She isn't super quick to induce (she actually recently had a mom go 43w5d) but she does want to continually monitor to be sure things are safe for mama and baby.

Had my son at 40w4days. I had 1 nst. I had no big amounts of swelling, no hb pressure and he measured right on track as well

I had a textbook pregnancy (no problems, that is) and went to 40w5d before having DS. We didn't have any tests done to check on him. My midwife would have done a cervical check and a membrane sweep at 41 weeks had I made that far -- up until that point I hadn't been checked.

I made it to almost 41 weeks before going into labor naturally. All they did was an ultrasound to check fluid levels.

My last appt was at 40+3 when I got my sweep. I was booked for a fetal assessment at the hospital at 41 weeks but I had her the next morning at 40+4.

In NZ it's standard practice to do a post-dates assessment at ten days overdue providing there are no concerns or medical indications that things aren't well. Most midwives will see overdue patients every 2-3 days after forty weeks.

I delivered at 41 weeks and I recall going for an NST on my due date as well as 2-3 times after. Basically, every other day. I also had an ultrasound at some point because I remember them telling me they thought that LO was going to be 8 lbs and I was freakig out... She was actually 6 lbs 11oz

I ended up going at 39+6, but the plan was a regular midwife appt at 40 weeks and then an ultrasound at 41 weeks. However I didn't want to go past 41 weeks so told them I didn't want the US and just wanted to be induced. Luckily it didn't come to that. Good luck!!

My midwife group's standard practice is an ultrasound at 41 weeks to check on the baby and fluid levels. They are pretty hands-off as you mentioned yours is as well. My previous MW group was a bit more hands-on and I think started doing NSTs at 40 weeks and probably and ultrasound too.

My midwives were going to order some tests at 41 weeks, just to check on amniotic fluid, etc. I ended up having an NST at 40 weeks though, because I went to the hospital with wicked swelling. Baby came at 41 weeks exactly, so we didn't get to the ordered tests.

I went to 42 weeks. There was a regular appointment at 40 weeks, an ultrasound at 41 weeks (check size, movement, fluid, placenta etc), a non-stress test at 41 + 2 weeks, another ultrasound at 41+ 5 weeks and went into labour at 41+ 6 weeks. FWIW, there were never any problems, even though she was late.