Question

 Estimated date of delivery is calculated using
1. Mc Donald’s rule
2. Naegele’s rule
3. Rule of nine
4. Dawn’s formula

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Naegele’s rule

Explanation:

The estimated date of delivery (EDD), also known as the expected date of confinement, and estimated due date or simply due date, is a term describing the estimated delivery date for a pregnant woman. Normal pregnancies last between 37 and 42 weeks.

Naegele's rule

• Naegele's rule is named after Franz Karl Naegele, the German obstetrician who devised the rule.
• Naegele's rule is a standard way of calculating the due date for a pregnancy when assuming a gestational age of 280 days at childbirth.
• The rule estimates the expected date of delivery (EDD) by adding a year, subtracting three months, and adding seven days to the origin of gestational age.
• The result is approximately 280 days (40 weeks) from the start of the last menstrual period.
• Another method is by adding 9 months and 7 days to the first day of the last menstrual period.

The formula to calculate your Estimated Due Date using Naegele's rule :
Date of Last Menstrual Period + 7 Days + 9 Calendar Months = Date of Estimated Date of Delivery