U. S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, and, former President Bill Clinton, blow out the candles on a cake at Hillary Rodham Clinton's 59th birthday party at Tavern on the Green in New York, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006.
The unborn baby spends around 38 weeks in the uterus, but the average length of pregnancy, or gestation, is counted at 40 weeks. Pregnancy is counted from the first day of the womanâs last period, not the date of conception which generally occurs two weeks later.
Pregnancies are considered full term at 40 weeks, and many women count four weeks as a month while they are pregnant, making the result a ten month pregnancy. On average there are actually 4.33 weeks in a month, however that a third of a week tends to get lost in the pregnancy shuffle for much of us.Many women also find it easier, when asked how pregnant they are, to answer in weeks instead of months, because pregnancy is generally a count down.regnancies are considered full term at 40 weeks, and many women count four weeks as a month while they are pregnant, making the result a ten month pregnancy. On average there are actually 4.33 weeks in a month, however that a third of a week tends to get lost in the pregnancy shuffle for much of us.