How to calculate your due date

Obstetrician Paul Crane, MD, explains how to calculate your due date during pregnancy to find your estimated due date before having an ultrasound
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How to calculate your due date

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Gestational length is 266 days from conception so for the average person, the easiest way to figure out the due date if one has a 28-day menstrual cycle is to take the date of the last menstrual period, go back three months and then add a week. For those of us in obstetrics, we usually rely on this wheel that allows us to calculate it out week to week and frequently bring this out and show it to the patient. What has become the most accurate way to assess gestational age is ultrasound and in most pregnancies these days, people undergo ultrasounds on the first trimester that allows the gestational age to be precisely calculated.

Obstetrician Paul Crane, MD, explains how to calculate your due date during pregnancy to find your estimated due date before having an ultrasound

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Paul Crane, MD

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Paul Crane, MD, is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and has practiced for more than 30 years. He specializes in natural childbirth and VBAC births in his practice in Beverly Hills. Paul is the father of six children ranging in age from 18 to 40. In his free time, he enjoys photography. Even after 30 years, one of his favorite things to do is deliver babies. 

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