The nurse is collecting data from a client seen in the health care clinic for a first prenatal visit. The nurse asks the client when the first day of her last menstrual period was and the client reports February 9, 2012. Using Nägele's rule, the nurse determines that the estimated date of confinement (delivery) is:

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Nägele's rule calculates the estimated delivery date by adding 7 days to the first day of the last menstrual period and then subtracting 3 months. For February 9, 2012, adding 7 days gives February 16, 2012, and subtracting 3 months results in November 16, 2012.

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