If women are pregnant for 9 months why is it 40 weeks?

Some are. An average pregnancy is 40 weeks and some women go over.

Since a pregnancy only lasts 40 weeks (10 months) the answer has to be no.

You are pregnant for 40 weeks, which equals 10 months. Doctors give you a 4 week window that allows you to either deliver 2 weeks early or two weeks later then your actual due date. So they consider your pregnancy 9 months, but when at the doctors they count by weeks not months.

You'll be pregnant for 9 months, about 40 weeks.

There are 40 weeks in pregnancy (that is nine months pregnant). At 33 weeks regnant you would be 7 months and 1 week pregnant.

You are pregnant for approximately 280 days. That is if you go the full 40 weeks (9 months) and if you count from your last period. Most women don't have there baby on their due date (in fact most first-time moms deliver at 41 weeks if not induced) Obviously you aren't pregnant for the first 14 days or so (until ovulation) and most women don't know they are pregnant for another 14 days after that…

most human females are pregnant for 40 weeks, which works out to 9 months.

Pregnancy is measured in lunar months. So you'd be 4.4 weeks pregnant! 40 weeks = 9 months + 1 week 4.4 weeks = 1 month

40 weeks is 10 months. is wrong Pregnancy is 9 months. Every month but february has about 4 and a half weeks in it (not 4 weeks). 4 weeks is 28 days, and usually months have 30 or 31 days. Also, you are really only pregnant for 38 weeks. The baby's gestational age is calculated from the first day of the mother's last period, which is about 2 weeks BEFORE conception (I know, it's weird)…

usually 40 weeks/9 months

A cow is pregnant, or 'in calf', for approximatly 40 weeks (9 months).

40 weeks is a normal period. So almost ten months.

40 weeks 9 months typically, because most months have more than 4 weeks

Four weeks in a month. Thirty-two divided by four is eight. If you are 32 weeks pregnant, you are 8 months along. Another way to look at it is the human gestation is 40 weeks. Forty minus 32 is 8 (two months--40 calendar weeks is a day or so less 10 calendar months, a calendar month is an average 30 days). You're in the home stretch.

No. The pregnancy calendar is crazy!! A woman is actually two weeks pregnant when she actually has sex to conceive. So by the time she finds out she is pregnant (2 weeks later) she is actually four weeks pregnant technically. Most women will deliver around 40 weeks of pregnancy (which if you figure up is about 10 months!). Some women will deliver earlier while others will deliver later. If a woman goes too much past…

Most women deliver between 37-40 weeks after conception

7 and a half. Normal pregnancy is about 40 weeks.

Yes, these days the Dr. says 40 weeks and that equals out to be 10 months!

At 40 wks you are full term. Do the math.

According to dating calendars, pregnancy officially lasts 40 weeks, beginning with the first day of the last menstrual period. We know that most women ovulate around day 14 of her menstrual cycle, which means the baby wasn't really conceived until at least week 2. Thus, if the doctor says you're 25 weeks pregnant, the baby was probably conceived about 23 weeks ago. There's sort of a disconnect between medical dating (40 weeks) and layman's dating…

No, the normal gestation period is nine months (40 weeks) and medical intervention would be made after around 42 weeks.

A normal pregnancy lasts 40 weeks. However some women give birth early and some can go up to 2 weeks over. 40 weeks is 10 LUNAR months but approximately only 9 calander months.

You have roughly 14 weeks left because pregnancy lasts 40 weeks

A human female is pregnant for around 40 weeks. Some women deliver sooner and some deliver later. Most all women naturally deliver by 42 weeks.

40 weeks is 9 months

No. Pregnancy is calculated as 40 weeks or 10 months from your last monthly period. The average woman ovulates around day 14 of her cycle, so if she has sex and gets pregnant when she ovulates, she would not even know she was pregnant until she misses her period around day 28. So, this means that the first two weeks of a 40 week pregnancy, you are not actually pregnant. By the time you can…

You are pregnant for 10 months/40 weeks but how long it takes to get pregnant differs between couples. If nothing have happened in a year you should consult a doctor. 10 months

40/9 = 5 weeks/month. 40/10 = 4 weeks/month. Every month actually has 4.5 weeks, but for the sake of argument they just say that it's 9 months. However, going by number of weeks is much more accurate.

Well, people say it is 9 months. That isn't actually completely true. It's actually sort of a grey area. Women are pregnant for 40 weeks, but the pregnancy is calculated from the first day of your last period. You weren't technically pregnant on that date though. You probably became a few weeks after that date.

Both. 10 months is 40 weeks.

21 weeks is roughly 4 months pregnant, and a pregnancy lasts for roughly 9 months, so you have about 5 months to go. Generally, though, pregnancy is calculated in weeks rather than months. A pregnancy lasts for roughly 40 weeks, so you have roughly 19 weeks left to go. Congratulations.

they're called mares they're pregnant for 11 months so about 44 months but this can be between 40 weeks and 45-ish weeks but experienced mares can take as long as 50 weeks though i have heard about a mare who foaled many months after her due date so it depends but about 44 weeks. if you want more info, talk to your riding instructor, vet or someone at the yard ;)

40 weeks is greater.

5 months are less that 40 weeks

Actually it is 10 months not 9. 9 months and 4 weeks is 40 weeks. Almost a year! I did it 3 tines and I loved every time. That means yes--sorry ________________________________________ Yes BUT you start counting from the first day of your last period. So although it is counted as being pregnant for 10 months you only feel it for 9.

You are considered full term at 37+ weeks (after your last period) and may go into labor anytime. If you are still pregnant at 40 weeks your doctor will assess you and decide if they think you will need to be induced. Some women are pregnant for 42 weeks and have to be induced. The average pregnancy goes 40 weeks after the last period, or 38 weeks after conception.

Yes you may get pregnant a women is preg for 10 months yes i now they always say 9 months but it is 10 40 weeks = 10 months and the sign of light bleeding means you posabily are . you can get a free test at the health department and if you are signe up for wic it pays off.

You would be a few days into your 4th month at the start of the 19th week. The 4th month runs from the middle of week 18 to near the end of week 22. Months are not 4 weeks long, but average 30.4 days, so that 40 weeks is about 9.2 months.

Much less- 5 months amounts to 20 weeks, as there are 4 weeks to a month, so 4 weeks x 5 = 20. There are 52 weeks in a year, so 40 weeks is 9 months.

Pregnancy lasts an average of 40 weeks from the LMP

Pregnancy is based on a 40 week gestation, which is about 9 months. 26 weeks would mean that you are just over half finished with your pregnancy, about 5 months pregnant, and in the second (almost third) trimester. :)

There's 4 weeks/month so 10 months.

Without any intervention a baby could stay in the womb for over nine months. Most doctors wouldn't allow this to happen. The baby would be induced in a hospital. Technically you are pregnant for 10 months since a pregnancy is 40 weeks long.

An Average Pregnancy Is 40 Weeks!

There are 9 months over the course of a 40 week span.

The average pregnancy goes 40 weeks after the last period, or 38 weeks after conception. Pregnancy is generally measured after the woman's last period. There are cases of premature babies, born in any week of the pregnancy. There are cases of the pregnancy continuing another week or two after 40 weeks. It depends on the woman and her baby. You are considered full term at 37+ weeks and may go into labor anytime. If you…

If you have been pregnant for 25 weeks, you are approximately 6 months pregnant. Below is a small chart that will help you. TRIMESTER 1 Month 1 = Weeks 1-4 Month 2 = Weeks 5-8 Month 3 = Weeks 9-13 TRIMESTER 2 Month 4 = Weeks 14-17 Month 5 = Weeks 18-21 Month 6 = Weeks 22-26 TRIMESTER 3 Month 7 = Weeks 27-30 Month 8 = Weeks 31-35 Month 9 = Weeks 36-40

40 weeks or 10 months.

Not very likely,but then my sister had hers for almost 3 months after getting pregnant with her son.And then sister-in-law the whole 10 months(40 weeks). So nothing is impossible

No. A human pregnancy only lasts for 40 weeks. However a few may go over as far as 42-45 weeks but dr's usually intervene before then.