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If your pregnancy has been straightforward, youâre likely to be offered induction at 41 weeks (NCCWCH 2008a) . The timing may vary according to your hospital's policy. In some areas you may be offered an induction at between seven days and 10 days after your due date, in others it may be two weeks. This is because it's still not known when the ideal time is to induce labour in overdue mums (Guelmezoglu gÃ¼lmezoglu et al) . 2012
If you decide not to have your labour induced, it's likely that you'll go into labour on your own before 42 completed weeks. That's if your due date is based on a dating scan (NCCWCH 2008b, NHS Choices 2015) . Your baby is still very likely to be born safe and well at this stage.es, it's very common. Most babies arrive between 37 weeks and 41 weeks of pregnancy, usually within a week on either side of their expected due date (HSCIC 2015, NHS Choices 2015) . On the flip side, it's very common for twins, and particularly triplets, to arrive before 37 weeks of pregnancy (NCCWCH 2011) .