The fetal heart is below the right side of the navel

We know that the fetus is in the uterus with its head at the bottom and the back of the head at the right front. During pregnancy, if the fetal heart rate is at the lower right side of the navel, don't worry too much at this time. As the pregnancy progresses and the fetus gradually develops, the fetal position will also change. Only in the later stages of pregnancy will the fetal position gradually become fixed. It is important to monitor the fetal heart rate at ordinary times. Let's take a look at this aspect.

The fetal heart is below the right side of the navel

The fetus' head is at the bottom, which is the cephalic position, and the back of the head is in the right front. This position of the fetus is called the right occipital anterior position. Under normal circumstances, the fetus' head should be at the bottom, with the back of the fetus's head in the front left or right position. The fetal position is now normal. In the early and middle stages of pregnancy, the fetus is small and the fetal position will change, but in the later stages the fetal position will be fixed.

How to read fetal heart rate monitoring chart

Fetal heart rate monitoring is an important prenatal examination item in the late pregnancy. When pregnant women do fetal heart rate monitoring, they can intuitively see the changes in fetal heart rate from the fetal heart rate monitoring chart to ensure that the fetus is in good condition.

There will be two curves on the fetal heart rate monitoring graph, one records the changes in fetal heart rate, and the other records the uterine contractions. Under normal circumstances, the fetal heart rate will be maintained at 120~160 beats/minute. The fetal heart rate will be faster when the fetus is active than when it is resting (at least 15 beats per minute faster) and last for at least 15 seconds. This normal situation is called "fetal heart rate monitoring reaction type", which is the result that every pregnant mother hopes to get.

If the fetal heart rate does not increase when the fetus moves, or there is no fetal movement at all during fetal heart monitoring, this means that the fetus may be in an abnormal condition (such as hypoxia or placental problems, etc.). This situation is called "unresponsive type" and the pregnant woman needs to do fetal heart monitoring again after 1 hour, or do other further examinations.

When pregnant women undergo fetal heart monitoring during prenatal checkups, there is a special set of scoring standards with a total score of 10. A score of 8 or above is considered normal, while a score below 8 requires further observation and diagnosis.