Calculating a birth date, in the context of pregnancy, typically involves estimating the due date based on the mother's last menstrual period. One common method, outlined below, leverages this information.
Here's how you can estimate the due date:
- Determine the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP). This is your starting point.
- Count back 3 calendar months from that date. For example, if your LMP was July 10th, count back to April 10th.
- Add 1 year and 7 days to that date. Using the previous example, adding 1 year and 7 days to April 10th would give you April 17th of the following year as your estimated due date.
Essentially, you're using Naegele's Rule, a standard way to estimate the expected delivery date (EDD).
