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Naegele's Rule

Naegele's rule is the standard method to predict pregnancy length based on a woman's last menstrual period (LMP). It involves adding 7 days to the LMP if it was between April and December, or adding 9 months if it was between January and March. The document then provides examples of using Naegele's rule to calculate due dates from patients' reported LMPs.

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Naegele's Rule

Naegele's rule is the standard method to predict pregnancy length based on a woman's last menstrual period (LMP). It involves adding 7 days to the LMP if it was between April and December, or adding 9 months if it was between January and March. The document then provides examples of using Naegele's rule to calculate due dates from patients' reported LMPs.

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 Referred to as the Estimated Date of Confinement (EDC)


 Estimated Date of Delivery (EDD) or Estimated Date of Birth (EDB)
are commonly used acronym today because women are no longer
“confined” after childbirth
 If fertilization occurred early in a menstrual cycle, the pregnancy will
probably end “early”; if ovulation and fertilization occurred later than
the midpoint of the cycle, the pregnancy will end “late”
Mary Eleanor N. Usis, RN, M S N
College of Nursing
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA-Molino

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 Is the standard method used to predict the length of pregnancy based on the 1. During a prenatal visit the patient tells you her last
woman’s Last Menstrual Period (LMP).
menstrual period was May 21, 2021. based on the
 Formula:
Naegele’s Rule, when is the due date of her baby?
E D C = -3 +7 + 1 (Best for LMP= April-December)
OR
E D C = +7 + 9 (Best for LMP= January – March)

*Remember the months that have 30 VS 31 days and 28 days (February)

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2. During a prenatal visit the patient tells you her last


menstrual period was November 25, 2020. based on
the Naegele’s Rule, when is the due date of her
baby?

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3. During a prenatal visit the patient tells you her last


menstrual period was January 20, 2021. based on the
Naegele’s Rule, when is the due date of her baby?

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4. During a prenatal visit the patient tells you her


last menstrual period was March 13, 2021. based on
the Naegele’s Rule, when is the due date of her
baby?

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5. During a prenatal visit the patient tells you her last


menstrual period was August 28, 2021. based on the
Naegele’s Rule, when is the due date of her baby?

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6. During a prenatal visit the patient tells you her last


menstrual period was August 15, 2021. based on the
Naegele’s Rule, when is the due date of her baby?

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7. During a prenatal visit the patient tells you her last


menstrual period was January 30, 2021. based on the
Naegele’s Rule, when is the due date of her baby?

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8. During a prenatal visit the patient tells you her last


menstrual period was December 23, 2020. based on
the Naegele’s Rule, when is the due date of her
baby?

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