What is the normal fetal heart rate?

The fetal heart rate has a normal range. As long as it is maintained at 120-160 beats per minute, it means that there is no problem with the health of the fetus. If the fetal heart rate is too high, for example, exceeding 160, this may be related to fetal hypoxia, which is more dangerous. If the heart rate is lower than 120, generally speaking, the risk is higher and a check-up should be carried out in time. Let's take a look at this aspect.

What is the normal fetal heart rate?

1. Fetal heart sounds are the sounds of fetal heartbeats. After 18 to 20 weeks of pregnancy, pregnant women can hear the fetal heartbeat. A double tone, like the ticking of a clock. When listening to the fetal heartbeat, you must distinguish it from the mother's heartbeat. If the heartbeat is too fast, the mother's heartbeat will slow down.

2. The heartbeat speeds up first and then slowly slows down, so fetal heart rate monitoring is very important. After 28 weeks of pregnancy, mothers should listen to the fetal heart rate once a day, once every minute, so as to monitor the baby's health.

3. Women who are pregnant for the first time may not know what to do. You can ask a doctor and then learn slowly under the guidance of a professional doctor. You can also buy some instruments and do the testing yourself at home, so that the values ​​will be more accurate.

Can you hear the fetal heartbeat with a stethoscope?

The fetal heartbeat can be heard through the pregnant woman's abdominal wall with a stethoscope at around 18-20 weeks of gestation. The fetal heartbeat is double-tone, 120-160 times per minute. In the late pregnancy, it is very important to practice listening to the fetal heart rate, which is very similar to the ticking sound of a clock. An experienced doctor can use a stethoscope to hear the fetal heart beat through the pregnant woman's abdominal wall. Expectant parents must pay attention to fetal heart monitoring in the later stages. Once the fetal movement suddenly stops, the fetal movement becomes obviously frequent, or there are other abnormal manifestations, seek medical attention in time.

Fetal movement directly indicates the baby's development. The fetal heartbeat is strong and fast, and these symptoms are closely related to the condition of the fetus. When the fetus is awake and active, the fetal heart rate will be relatively faster; when the fetus is in a sleeping state, the fetal heart rate will be relatively slower. The existence of fetal heart sounds is indeed magical. A healthy fetal heart rate is like the sound of a mechanical alarm clock under your pillow.

Pregnant mothers are reminded that the fetus is still very small, the fetal heartbeat is very weak, and the fetal position is difficult to grasp, so the fetal heartbeat cannot be heard with an ordinary stethoscope. Although the book says that the fetal heartbeat can be heard with a stethoscope around 20 weeks of pregnancy, it is actually very difficult to do so due to the influence of noises such as amniotic fluid and intestinal peristalsis.