懷孕第37週

孕婦生理變化

懷孕至此進入了最後階段，因子宮的下降，對胃的壓迫減輕，胸口、上腹部的不適也逐漸遠去，但會有尿急、解不乾淨的感覺，乳頭會有乳汁溢出，此時母親的體重應已增加了12至16公斤。



胎兒發育成長

寶寶從頭至腳趾的長度約為51公分，體重為3000公克左右。寶寶的皮膚逐漸呈粉色，皺褶消失，身體也因皮下脂肪增厚，愈來愈圓潤。過了這週以後，寶寶就可被稱為足月兒了（母親懷孕38週至40週生下的寶寶都是足月兒）。



注意事項

1.孕婦懷孕37週後，約有5%的寶寶胎位為臀位，及頭上腳下的姿勢，正常胎位為頭朝下，頭部此時會進入骨盆，並且胎位固定。若是胎位異常，醫師會試著使胎位轉至正常或決定以剖腹產方式生產。

2.孕婦小便次數會增加，陰道分泌物也會增加，要注意身體的乾淨與多休息。



How your baby's growing:

Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.