Your are interviewing a primipara who informs you that the first day of her last period was on March 29th. Using Naegele's rule you calculate that the client's expected date of delivery will be which of the following?
a. January 5 c. September 22
b. April 10 d. December 24
A
Using Naegele's rule the EDD would be January 5th. The calculation is as follows:
March 29 plus 7 days = April 5
April 5 - 3 months = January 5
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