Megan Margulies The Washington Post

When doctors who treat pregnant women recently met to debate the best time to induce labor, they came up with a surprising answer: 39 weeks -- three weeks earlier than currently recommended.

From an early age, I craved my own space. My father once crafted a spaceship out of a large cardboard box, the television blasted static to signify takeoff - I sat in there for hours.

When doctors who treat pregnant women recently met to debate the best time to induce labor, they came up with a surprising answer: 39 weeks -- three weeks earlier than currently recommended.

From an early age, I craved my own space. My father once crafted a spaceship out of a large cardboard box, the television blasted static to signify takeoff - I sat in there for hours.