Abstract

A pregnant woman may become anxious if she has not delivered by the date given to her by her physician. Much anxiety would be alleviated if a range of dates (38-42 weeks) was substituted for a specific date of delivery.

PMID 1671954 1671954 DOI 10.1016/0140-6736(91)91653-c 10.1016/0140-6736(91)91653-c

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Saunders, N., & Paterson, C. (1991). Can we abandon Naegele's rule?. *Lancet (London, England)*, *337*(8741), 600-1. https://doi.org/10.1016/0140-6736(91)91653-c