Choose the first day of your last period to see an estimate.

How the date is calculated

This uses Naegele's rule: 280 days from the first day of your last menstrual period. Because that rule assumes a 28-day cycle with ovulation on day 14, the calculator adjusts if your cycles are longer or shorter.

Only about 4 in 100 babies arrive on the date

A due date is the midpoint of a range, not an appointment. Most births happen between 37 and 42 weeks, and arriving a week or two either side of the estimate is entirely normal.

A dating scan beats this calculator

An ultrasound in the first trimester measures the baby directly and is considerably more accurate than any date-based estimate — particularly if your cycles are irregular, you were recently on hormonal contraception, or you are unsure of the date of your last period. If a scan has given you a different due date, use the scan's.

Please get proper antenatal care

A calculator is no substitute for antenatal care. Contact your doctor or midwife straight away if you have bleeding, severe or persistent abdominal pain, a bad headache with visual changes, sudden swelling of the face or hands, fever, fluid leaking, or reduced movements later in pregnancy.