When should pregnant women check fetal heart rate?

Many women become more cautious during pregnancy. At this time, whether the fetus can grow up healthily is very important, especially how its organs grow, among which the fetal heartbeat is particularly important. So when should pregnant women check the fetal heartbeat?

It was found that during pregnancy, there were signs of fetal heartbeat starting in the 2nd to 3rd week. At this time, the fetal heart begins to beat, the sound is very weak, and it is even difficult to feel, but when you go for a prenatal check-up in the 8th to 10th week, you will be able to see the specific fetal heartbeat. Doctors can use professional instruments to check the fetal heartbeat of the fetus. If the fetal heartbeat cannot be observed in the early stages of pregnancy, abortion should be considered immediately to terminate the pregnancy.

The main method of checking fetal heartbeat is to use B-ultrasound, which allows doctors to clearly observe the growth and development of the fetus. You will probably hear the baby's heartbeat around the 10th week. If the baby is not growing so fast, the heartbeat will be relatively small, and you need to be very careful to slowly hear the fetal heartbeat. At first, the expectant mother did not understand how to use a stethoscope to listen to the fetal heart rate and needed the help of a doctor. As the fetus grows and develops, its heartbeat will become larger and the expectant mother will be able to listen to its heartbeat by herself. Expectant mothers need to listen to the heartbeat every now and then to understand whether the fetus is growing and developing healthily. If the fetus has no heartbeat, it is very dangerous and you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.

What is the fetal heartbeat? Is everything normal?

What is the fetal heartbeat? Is everything normal? Under normal circumstances, it should be maintained at 120-160 times per minute. If it exceeds 160 times, you should be alert to oxygen deficiency. If the fetal heartbeat is less than 120 times, it is more dangerous, mainly because the baby suffers from hypoxia. So let’s take a look at the content related to fetal heartbeat.

1. Fetal heart sound is the sound of the fetal heartbeat. After 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy, pregnant women can hear the sound of the fetal heart. A double note, like the ticking of a clock. When listening to the sound of the fetal heart, we must distinguish it from the mother's heartbeat. If the excitement rate is too fast, the mother's heartbeat will be slower.

2. The heartbeat is very fast at first and then gradually becomes very slow, so fetal heart rate monitoring is very important. After 28 weeks, mothers should listen to the fetal heart rate once a day, once a minute, so as to monitor the baby's physical condition.

3. Female friends who are pregnant for the first time may not know what to do. You can ask the doctor, and then learn slowly under the guidance of the specialist. You can also buy some instruments and test them directly at home, so that the value will be more accurate.