Her statue on Liberty Island (formerly Bedloe's Island) in New York harbor portrays the figure of Longfellow's Lady with a Lamp, whom he prophesied shall stand in the great history of the land, a noble type of good, heroic womanhood..
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
The importance of the due date to the obstetrician is emphasized when your baby chooses a date remote from the calculated due date. Worries about going beyond your due date apply as well. The tail end of the term range is 42 weeks, or two weeks after the official due date. After that, the placenta (the afterbirth responsible for nutrition and oxygen to the baby) begins dying, but your baby keeps growing as much as a half-pound a week or more.