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Pregnancy

Week-by-week pregnancy guidance, symptoms, scans, nutrition, birth preparation and postnatal recovery, written in plain language and checked against national health guidance.

Pregnancy

Week 36 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 36, the baby may drop lower into the pelvis, easing rib pressure and increasing bladder pressure. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not for expectant parents.

· 6 min read

Pregnancy

Week 37 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 37, early term begins, but the last weeks still add important brain and lung development. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not for expectant parents.

· 6 min read

Pregnancy

Week 38 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 38, the baby has a firm grasp and continues to lay down fat for temperature control. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not for expectant parents.

· 6 min read

Pregnancy

Week 39 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 39, full term — the brain and lungs are still developing right up to birth. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not for expectant parents.

· 5 min read

Pregnancy

Week 40 of Pregnancy: Myths vs Facts

By week 40, your official due date, though only around one in twenty babies arrive on it. what the evidence actually supports, and what it does not for expectant parents.

· 5 min read