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Why do they measure your belly during pregnancy and what does the measurement mean?

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From the top of your pubic bone to the top of your bump is about the same in centimeters as the number of weeks of pregnancy, after 20 weeks.

This will give your doctor/midwife a good indication of how well the baby is growing.

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