Determining your due date can seem like a maze these days. How do you do it and what does it all mean?
Let's take a look at the history of determining due dates and how it affects when your baby will be born. Dr. Naegele, circa 1850, determined that the average length of human gestation was approximately 266 days from conception. He assumed that the average woman had cycles that lasted 28 days and that she ovulated on Day 14 of her cycle. He used his data to come up with a mathematical calculation for due dates:
((LMP + 7 days) - 3 months) = Due Date
EX: ((January 1, 1996 + 7 days) - 3 months) = October 8, 1996
EX: ((January 1, 1996 + 7 days) - 3 months) = October 8, 1996
