EBB 51 - How accurate are due dates and what impact do they have?
Evidence Based Birth®
Rebecca Dekker
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🗓️ 7 November 2018
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
This week, I discuss the concept of due dates - as well as the free webinar I am hosting soon, the Evidence on Induction at 39 Weeks! I want to provide an overview on this topic so you can be prepped for the webinar, which will include discussions on the controversial ARRIVE study.
Tune in as we discuss what it means to be full term, the accuracy of due dates, and how they are calculated. This is important, because inductions for non-medical reasons have been rising globally in the last 30 years. Studies show that inducing labor because the pregnancy is full term, close to the due date, is the number one reason for induction in the United States.
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Read EBB's Signature Article, The Evidence on Due Dates (link: ebbirth.com/duedates)
Register for our webinar, The Evidence on Induction at 39 Weeks (link: ebbirth.com/webinar)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to be talking about the evidence on due dates. |
| 0:06.0 | Welcome to the Evidence-Based podcast. |
| 0:12.0 | My name is Rebecca Decker, |
| 0:13.6 | and I'm a nurse with my PhD |
| 0:15.4 | and the founder of Evidence-based birth. |
| 0:17.6 | Join me each week as we work together |
| 0:20.0 | to get evidence-based information |
| 0:22.2 | into the hands of families and professionals across the world. |
| 0:26.0 | As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. |
| 0:29.1 | See EvieBbirth.com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:35.0 | Hi everyone and welcome to the evidence-based birth |
| 0:37.4 | podcast. |
| 0:38.4 | We are doing a short series all about different medical reasons for induction. |
| 0:44.0 | So far we've talked about your water breaking before the start of labor. |
| 0:47.2 | We've talked about induction for big babies and advanced maternal age. |
| 0:51.0 | And today I want to talk a little bit about the concept of due dates and tell you about the free webinar that I am hosting this Thursday, this Friday, and this coming Monday. |
| 1:01.0 | So we have free webinars on November 8th, November 9th, and |
| 1:05.5 | November 12th and each webinar will be similar so it won't be a different topic each |
| 1:10.2 | time will be the same topic but they will be live and I will be answering |
| 1:13.3 | questions live and we're going to be talking about the evidence on elective |
| 1:17.0 | induction at 39 weeks. So if you want to get the latest research information about induction at 39 weeks, make sure you |
| 1:24.7 | sign up for our free webinar by going to EBBirth.com slash webinar. |
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