John Wesley Wes Powell was a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first known passage by persons of European descent through the Grand Canyon. Powell served as second director of the U.S. Geological Survey and proposed, for development of the ar
Remember that every woman is different. Inductions are more unpredictable than a non-induced labor, but every pregnancy, labor, and delivery is unique. Your induction may last a day or two, or you could have a textbook induction that places your baby in your arms in four hours from start to finish.
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) .