Found it: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2342739&dopt=Citation
Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Jun;75(6):929-32. Related Articles, Links Comment in: Obstet Gynecol. 1990 Oct;76(4):732-4. The length of uncomplicated human gestation. Mittendorf R, Williams MA, Berkey CS, Cotter PF. Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts. By retrospective exclusion of gestations with known obstetric complications, maternal diseases, or unreliable menstrual histories, we found that uncomplicated, spontaneous-labor pregnancy in private-care white mothers is longer than Naegele's rule predicts. For primiparas, the median duration of gestation from assumed ovulation to delivery was 274 days, significantly longer than the predicted 266 days (P = .0003). For multiparas, the median duration of pregnancy was 269 days, also significantly longer than the prediction (P = .019). Moreover, the median length of pregnancy in primiparas proved to be significantly longer than that for multiparas (P = .0032). Thus, this study suggests that when estimating a due date for private-care white patients, one should count back 3 months from the first day of the last menses, then add 15 days for primiparas or 10 days for multiparas, instead of using the common algorithm for Naegele's rule. MeSH Terms: Female Humans Parity Pregnancy* Private Practice Retrospective Studies Time Factors PMID: 2342739 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vedrana Valčić Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 12:55 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Oral EPO dose for cervix? I remember I was reading somewhere about how 40 weeks is not the mean duration of pregnancy, it is more, and it is different for first and subsequent pregnancies. I can't seem to find that article anywhere. This might be of interest to her, if I could just find it somewhere... It was pretty old, I think from the sixties last centry. Vedrana -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly @ BellyBelly Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 3:58 AM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Oral EPO dose for cervix? Thank-you so much for this, have forwarded it to her... She's still going at 40w3d with no signs of anything happening as yet, appointment with the high risk Ob tomorrow where I know there will be talk of induction / caesar... Can you please tell me more about this balloon induction - not heard of it before? Want to be armed with info for what's to come with the challenge tomorrow... Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Director, www.bellybelly.com.au & www.toys4tikes.com.au Gentle Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Australian Little Tikes Specialists -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy McCarthy-Bushby Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2005 5:49 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Oral EPO dose for cervix? Hi Kelly, The website www.birthrites.org has a page on natural induction including information on EPO doses either orally or vaginally, nipple stimulation, accupressure (4 fingers above the inner aspect of the ankle bone). EPO, is great for women planning a vbac for ripening the cervix, but if she doesn't get into labour naturally, EPO can make the cervix ripe for ARM and the balloon induction has been safely used for vbac women with an unripe cervix. kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly @ BellyBelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 12:05 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Oral EPO dose for cervix? Hello everyone, I know it's probably a bit late to try this, but I have a mum who's hoping for a VBAC, EDD today but in order to beat a caesar (they wont induce her of course) we're thinking of giving EPO a go to help with ripening her cervix. I have read somewhere that 500mg tid is often used - can anyone confirm or recommend dosage they have used? She'll ask a herbalist none the less, but often I find they aren't well versed on specifics for preg & baby like this. Also her BP is creeping up a little, she had pre-eclampsia with the first but obviously done well with this pregnancy - will this still be okay with EPO or is there something else I could recommend? I think she's actually quite frightened having had a previous caesar hence the blood pressure (she's had a great BP otherwise) so I am going to meet with her tomorrow to hopefully relax her about a vaginal birth. She's told me in fewer words she's frightened but I think she's keeping it in - will have a big chat tomorrow. Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Director, www.bellybelly.com.au & www.toys4tikes.com.au Gentle Solutions For Conception, Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Australian Little Tikes Specialists -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10.24/101 - Release Date: 13/09/2005 -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. 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