Can we please stop with this due date nonsense already?
Yes, the due date is not a precise date, only an estimate. And yes, most women will deliver within 2 weeks of their so called “due date”.
But the due date has bigger problems.
Actual birth data, from real pregnant women, shows that the due date is not only an imprecise delivery estimate–as any single day would be–it is 1-4 days too early. Statistically-speaking, it is biased. And bias is bad. Continue reading Your Due Date Is Wrong–So When Is Labor Most Likely?