Preterm... 37 weeks?

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thawunandonly

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Does anybody know where exactly the set point of 37 weeks came from?

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If I'm not mistaken, it was a consensus meeting where they used birth weight data and agreed on 37 weeks. Otherwise, I don't recall there being much more science behind it.
 
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