To cite this page: âAmish Population by State/Province, 2016.â Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies, Elizabethtown College. http://groups.etown.edu/amishstudies/statistics/population-by-state/.
During a first-time birth, a first labor lasts 16 hours on average, however, this can vary tremendously. Labor can be divided into three stages. Stage one, where the cervix dilates, is subdivided into three phases, early, active and transition.
A perfect normal full term pregnancy is 40 weeks. However, it is normal to go into labor at 37-38 weeks. A full term pregnancy is 40 weeks, but it is safe to delivery a baby between 38-42 without it having any health issue. 40. 40 weeks from the first day of your last period.  as said by brain child is correct. that is how the due date is calculated.