Is it necessary to buy a fetal heart rate monitor?

Many expectant mothers will always buy various things needed during pregnancy, and fetal heart rate monitor is one of the must-buy items for many expectant mothers during pregnancy. However, some mothers rarely use the fetal heart rate monitor after purchasing it. So is it necessary to buy the fetal heart rate monitor? Regarding this issue, please see the detailed introduction of the article below.

First of all, generally speaking, there is no need to buy a fetal heart rate monitor. As long as the expectant mother goes to the hospital for regular prenatal checkups and there is nothing abnormal with the baby in the abdomen, then there is really no need to buy a fetal heart rate monitor. Of course, the expectant mother can decide whether to buy a fetal heart rate monitor based on her own situation.

Secondly, gynecologists said that the use of fetal heart rate monitors by expectant mothers during pregnancy generally does not cause harm to the fetus in the abdomen. However, the fetus is always in the stage of organ division in the early pregnancy, so it is necessary to master the various conditions of the fetal heart rate monitor and use it properly. Of course, it is not recommended to use your own ECG monitor for monitoring before 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Finally, although regular testing of the fetal heartbeat can roughly determine the health of the fetus, pregnant mothers should pay attention to the fact that it is not advisable to frequently monitor the fetal heartbeat during pregnancy, otherwise it will easily affect the normal rest of the fetus. If you find any abnormality in the fetal heartbeat, you must seek medical attention immediately.

Pregnant mothers who have not purchased a fetal heart rate monitor also have ways to detect problems with the baby. The most effective way is to observe the baby's fetal movements. When the baby has a lack of oxygen or anything abnormal happens, there will be a significant change in the baby's fetal movement. When the fetus is suffering from intrauterine hypoxia, the first manifestation is an increase in the number of fetal movements, which then gradually decreases until there is no fetal movement. When pregnant mothers find that the baby's fetal movement increases abnormally, they need to go to the hospital immediately.

Detecting fetal heartbeat and fetal movement are both ways to detect abnormalities in the baby. If the baby's fetal heart rate is not found to be too high or too low during regular prenatal check-ups, there will generally be no problem. Therefore, even if pregnant mothers do not buy monitoring equipment, there will be no impact.