Week 40 of Pregnancy: What's Going On Inside
Week 40 of Pregnancy: What's Going On InsideSkip to the navigationTopic OverviewYou may have felt ready for baby to come for a while, but your baby may still be perfectly happy inside. It can be very hard to wait to meet your baby! Wondering what your baby looks like now? At the end of ten months of pregnancy, your baby is about the size of a small watermelon. Average baby length is 360 mm (14.2 in.). And average baby weight is 3400 g (7.5 lb). How your baby is changingHere are some of the important facts and developments around 40 weeks. - Your baby is full-term when you have finished 37 weeks of
pregnancy.
- By the time a baby is born at term, fat makes up 16% of
body weight. The baby's growth has slowed in the last days before
birth.
- At this size, your baby does not have much room to move
around. You will probably notice less "big" movement than
before.
- Your pregnancy is called "post-term" or overdue when you
have finished 42 weeks of pregnancy. This is 2 weeks after your due date. Risks
go up for the baby, so delivery is recommended.
CreditsByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerAdam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerWilliam Gilbert, MD - Maternal and Fetal Medicine Current as ofMarch 16, 2017 Current as of:
March 16, 2017 Last modified on: 8 September 2017
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