Text Appearing Before Image: Impregnated Uterus at SixMonths. 136 FEMINOLOGY. Duration of Pregnancy.— As with almost every func-tion of life, the duration of pregnancy is subject to varia-tions; 40 weeks, or 280 days, is the approximate length of Text Appearing After Image: Natural Position of the Child at Nine Months. time. If birth occurs more than two weeks short of thisperiod, the infant will show some indication of prematuredelivery. It is not uncommon that gestation is prolongedbeyond 40 weeks; in rare cases, has reached a period of 45weeks. PREGNANCY. 137 When the date of impregnation is not known, the pro-spective mother can reckon with tolerable accuracy thatdelivery will occur 280 days after the close of her last men-strual period, or four and half to five months after quick-ening. When impregnation takes place before the monthlyflow, that period will produce a flow much diminished inquantity and duration. Women have become pregnant while nursing, and conse-quently put out of their reckoning. The count must thenbe computed from the time of quickening, but it cannot beso accurate as when reckoned from the last day of themenses. A well-known writer has prepared a table for theuse of prospective mothers who do not know the date ofimpregnation. The
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