When do you go into labor after due date?

Between 41 weeks and 41 weeks and six days, a pregnancy is called late-term. When a pregnancy reaches 42 weeks and beyond, it's postterm. Late-term and postterm pregnancy can raise the risk of some health problems, including: Larger than average birth size (fetal macrosomia).

When is labor induced-
Whether and – if so – when labor is induced is a personal decision that parents-to-be can make together with their doctors. It will mainly depend on whether there is a high risk of complications during the birth. The critical factors include

how much overdue the baby is,
how old the woman is,
whether she has already given birth to another child,
whether she smokes,
how much she weighs,
how big the child is, and
whether there are any signs that the child is in danger.

Doctors usually suggest inducing labor if there are signs of possible complications that mean the baby needs to be born soon – but the complications aren't serious enough for the baby to be delivered by Cesarean.

Even if there are no signs of complications, labor induction will probably be recommended after a certain amount of time anyway.

If one week has passed since the due date, inducing labor can lower the risk of the baby dying. But this risk is generally very low: it happens in about 3 out of 1,000 births when labor isn't induced. Inducing labor can also lower the risk of serious breathing problems and of having to have a Cesarean section.