A 21 - year - old client comes to the prenatal clinic after a home pregnancy test indicated a positive result. The client informs the midwife that her last menstrual period was on October 28, 2010. Using Nagele's rule, the client's expected date of birth is on:

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The client's expected date of birth using Nagele's rule is August 4, 2011. Nagele's rule is the standard method used to predict the length of pregnancy. To calculate the estimated date of delivery (EDD or EDC, for estimated date of confinement), add one year to the date of the last menstrual period (LMP), count back 3 months and add 7 days.

A 21 - Year - Old Client Comes to the Prenatal