Estimated Date of Confinement

Estimated date of confinement (EDC): An archaic term for the estimated date a baby might be born. It is determined based on the first day of a woman's last menstruation. See Naegele's rule.

EDC (estimated date of confinement): Anticipated due date for delivery of the baby. Calculated from the first day of the last Period.
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Estimated date of confinement for the mother. In other words, the estimated date when the baby will be born.
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Estimated Date Of Confinement - A very old term that was once used as the due date. The estimated date the woman would give birth was based on the first day of a woman's last menstruation. The term has since been replaced with due date.

EDC - Estimated date of confinement or your due date
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EDC = estimated date of confinement-the ?due date?
Term pregnancy = a pregnancy that has lasted between 37 and 42 weeks
Term delivery = delivery occurring between 37 and 42 weeks ...

EDC or EDD: Estimated date of confinement or estimated date of delivery. Same as the due date.
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Glossary: EDC - Estimated Date of Confinement
EDD - Estimated Due Date
Full term - 37 to 42 weeks gestational age ...

The due date is also called the estimated date of confinement (EDC). Calculation of the EDC or due date is performed by counting forward 280 days (40 weeks) from the first day of the last menstrual period.

The old-fashioned term "estimated date of confinement" (or EDC) is simply another term for due date.

A full-term pregnancy lasts from 37 to 42 weeks, so your actual date of delivery can be different from your estimated date of delivery, which is sometimes called estimated date of confinement, or EDC.

If you have a regular menstrual cycle and you know the date your last period started this can be used to work out when your baby is due.
Your due date is known as your EDD (Estimated Date of Delivery) or EDC (Estimated Date of Confinement) and is ...

See also: Confinement, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Due date, Delivery