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
(Women are traditionally told their due date is 280 days, or 40 weeks, after the first day of their last period -- a rule of thumb that assumes each woman has a typical 28-day cycle and that each woman ovulates on the 14th day of her cycle.)