Do Petite Women Deliver Earlier?

Question for moms who are very petite - ie. around 5' or even under.

Did you deliver earlier than the due date? My friend who's 5'1 recently delivered 2 weeks early and I've heard that this is common among petite women...

TIA!

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I'm about 5'3" and I delivered 7 weeks early. But I don't think it had much to do with my height.

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My mom is 4'10". When she was due with me. She went to to doctor for a check up 3 weeks before I was due and the doctor said you haven't even dropped yet, you have another 3 weeks. The next day, her belly dropped and out I came, all within 2 hours. She also had my brother 2 weeks early.

I am 5' and had DS 10 days early. BUT I had GD and no amniotic fluid so a failed induction and an emergency C-section.

Message edited 6/25/2008 9:55:23 AM.

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someone did a very long correlation poll a while back and I remember everyone being all kinds of heights and statures and there was absolutely no visible correlation. Me, I am 5'3 and delivered 4 days early.

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Thanks all, I read on some medical site that there is some correlation between premature babies and a women's height so just had to verify this.

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I'm 5'1" and my DS was only 3 days early. I did end up in a c-section because he was large and I got stuck at 6cm.

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I'm just shy of 5'1 and I delivered at 38w 1d. It was a scheduled cesarean but I actually had gone into labor that morning so I would have had DS by 38w 2d either way.

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4'11 here and went 10 days early... had a c-section too........ but know a co-worker of mine who was 5'2 and went a few days late.....

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I'm 5'2 and delivered 5 days late...

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my friend is about 5'1"-5'2" and she delivered 2 weeks early

I am 5'8" and i delivered 5 days late...my mom also went late (very late!) with all of us...shes 5'6"

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I am 5'3" and was 2 weeks late

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My mother is 5 feet and had all 4 of her children late (from 1-4 weeks).
I'm 5'3" and I was 6 days early.
I don't think one has anything to do with the other.

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Where's Diana??? I know she's tiny and was WAY overdue with Jack

ETA: I'm 5'3" and delivered 8 days late.

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I'm 5'1 and I was a week late.

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I'm about 5'2" and I delivered at 38w6d. I already knew DS was going to come early because I went into pre-term labor 4 or 5 times beginning at 31 weeks and was on meds to stop contractions. Within a few days of stopping the meds, I went into labor.

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My friend is just under 4'11 and they would not let her go past her duedate b/c of her size and the baby's size. As she walked into the hospital to be induced on her due date - her water broke

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i don't think size has anything to do with it.

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I never heard of the heigth and early delivery correlation.

I am 5'2 (AND A HALF!!!) and I had a scheduled c-section at 39 weeks. I was zero effaced or dilated. DS most likely would have come late per my OB.

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I am 5'2" and delivered 5 days late - and a huge baby at that!

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I am 5'4, and had a schedule c-section on my due date as DS just wasn't coming and he was 9lb 14oz already!
If I had of waited I would have definitely delivered late as I never even had a contraction and was not dilated or effaced!

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I am 5ft and was induced a week early due to preeclampsia.

I don't think height has anything to do with it really. My mom was a week late with me and 2 weeks early with my sister and she is 5'2".

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I'm 5' 2, delivered a month early with 2nd, 10 days early with 1st.

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I am 4'10'' and I had my daughter 8 days late via c-section. I never dilated even after 2 rounds of cervadil.