41 weeks pregnant
At 41 weeks you are in the third trimester, and your baby measures about 52 cm from head to heel and weighs about 3.6 kg, roughly the length of a baguette. The 41-week visit includes a sweep, a CTG and a fluid check, and induction is offered from 41 weeks in Australian public hospitals.
Weighs about 3.6 kg, like an average house cat. Averages from standard growth tables; your scan gives your baby's own numbers.
Your baby at 41 weeks
Late term; the placenta is checked more closely. Most babies have turned head-down by now and have little room left to move.
How you might feel
Frustration and tiredness are normal; contact the maternity unit for reduced movements, bleeding or if your waters break.
41-week visit: sweep, CTG and fluid check. Induction is offered from 41+0.
Call the maternity unit today for any change in your baby's movements, bleeding, fluid loss, a severe headache or vision changes. 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) in Queensland; 000 in an emergency.
What's due this week in Australia
41-week visit and post-dates plan
A membrane sweep is offered and the baby’s wellbeing is checked (CTG and a fluid scan).
Induction of labour window
If labour has not started, induction is offered between 41 and 42 weeks.
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Questions about 41 weeks
How many months is 41 weeks pregnant?
About nine and a half months; 41 weeks is late term.
What trimester is 41 weeks?
Week 41 is in the third trimester. In the Australian guidelines Hello Bub follows, the first trimester runs to 13 weeks, the second from 14 to 27 and the third from 28 weeks.
Why is induction offered at 41 weeks?
The small risk of stillbirth rises after 41 weeks as the placenta ages, so Australian guidelines recommend offering induction between 41 and 42 weeks. You can discuss waiting with extra monitoring.
Written by the Hello Bub team; medical schedule follows the Australian Pregnancy Care Guidelines; last reviewed 3 November 2026.