title: Can we abandon Naegele's rule?
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paterson
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors