> >A due date generated by ultrasound purports to
> >pinpoint the 40 week mark, or actually where I live, the 40 week plus 2 day
> >mark, which is what our domestic ultrasound guru feels is the actual due
> >date.
>
> How can anyone really believe that an ultrasound (or any other piece
> of equipment) can tell the day of conception/due date/ age of baby
> to the day?? Who are we kidding?

Setting a due date also brings in the (imo) dangerous assumption that
gestation of 40 weeks +2 days is the correct figure for each and every baby
with no variation.

Karen Seroussi
South Florida, USA

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