Congratulations! You carried your pregnancy to term. You may have even gone past your due date. Even if you are impatient, remember that 95% of women give birth two weeks before of after their due dates. You shouldn’t have to wait much longer and you will soon hold your baby in your arms.

The placenta is almost four times thicker than it was twenty weeks ago and weighs about 570 grams. You are carrying less amniotic liquid. Your back pain worsens and Braxton-Hicks contractions increase. Through hormonal action, your cervix is getting ready for delivery. You need to urinate more often.