When calculating how many weeks, how many days (how many
months) of pregnancy, it is calculated from the date of the first day of the
last period. According to the last calculation, pregnancy takes an average of
40 weeks, or 280 days (9 months and 10 days). However, not every pregnancy does
not result in a full 40th week. Some pregnancies may have a delay of 1 or up to
2 weeks. In this case, birth can take weeks 41 to 42. This is called late
birth. In some pregnancies, delivery may start before 40 weeks. A large part of
normal births takes place between 37-40 weeks. It is normal for this time
interval to occur, not necessarily exactly 40 weeks. However, delivery before
37 weeks is called preterm delivery.
In what
week of pregnancy is cesarean performed?
If pregnancy is a pregnancy that requires planned cesarean,
for example, if the patient has previously had a cesarean or had a uterine
surgery, the baby is upside down, the placenta closes the birth canal, usually
a planned cesarean is performed around 39 weeks. Sometimes there may be
situations that require urgent cesarean delivery (such as excessive bleeding).
In these cases, cesarean is performed urgently regardless of the week of
pregnancy.