That is a detail which concerns her physician, and which will be observed by him several weeks before the expected date of birth.

Any delay after the expected date of birth has arrived taxes the patience of the prospective mother.

No payment should be made where the expected date of birth is before, or within 8 weeks of, the expiry of the period of insurance.

Special maternity leave (unpaid) could have been taken if a pregnancy was terminated within 28 weeks of the expected date of birth or pregnancy-related illness.

The expected date of birth is given on the MATB1 form that the employee receives from her registered doctor or midwife to confirm that she is pregnant.

American Baby magazine, for instance, collects information on the expected date of birth of its subscribers' babies so it can send its one million subscribers either a prenatal or postnatal edition.

A doctor's permission letter should be mailed with a check for registration and the expected date of birth to The Boutelle Method, 6 Huckleberry Lane, Greenwich, Conn., 06831.

She is already six days overdue beyond the expected date of birth, which was 6 October 1992, and she has now refused, on religious grounds, to submit herself to a Caesarean section operation.

Provided that they have at least one year's service with the University by the expected date of birth, women are eligible for 18 weeks maternity leave on full pay, followed by up to 22 weeks unpaid maternity leave.

This involved rubbing coconut oil into the pregnant woman, followed by bathing, formal dressing, consultation with an astrologer regarding the expected date of birth and a ceremonial drinking of tamarind juice, dripped along the blade of a sword.

To this end, generally about two months before the expected date of birth, the mother's diet is arranged to consist chiefly of meat; and as far as possible she is denied candy, sweet desserts, soup, bread, cereals, vegetables, and water.

An employee intending to take maternity or paternity leave must give notice before the end of the 15th week before the expected date of birth and state the expected week of childbirth and the date of the start of the leave.