What to do if your heart beats too fast in late pregnancy

In the late stages of pregnancy, the fetus is almost formed. Pregnant women in this period should carefully protect the fetus. Some pregnant women find that in the late stages of pregnancy, the fetus's heartbeat suddenly speeds up. There are many reasons for the rapid heartbeat of the fetus. It may be caused by the pregnant woman's own disease, or it may be caused by abnormal fetal development. Let’s find out what to do if your heart beats too fast in the late pregnancy?

If the fetal heartbeat is abnormal, it is necessary to find out the cause of the abnormal fetal heartbeat and then deal with it in a targeted manner. If it is caused by the mother's illness, it is necessary to consult the attending physician and deal with it according to the doctor's advice. If the fetal heartbeat is abnormal due to certain drugs, the situation will improve after stopping the drugs. If the abnormality is caused by fetal hypoxia in the uterus, the mother needs to go to the hospital for oxygen inhalation, but pay attention to the time of oxygen inhalation, and it should not exceed thirty minutes each time.

Fetal heart rate monitoring: Why is the heart beating too fast?

Fetal heart rate monitoring is a simple, painless prenatal test used to assess the condition of the fetus. During a fetal heart rate monitoring test, your doctor can monitor your baby's heartbeat, including how often your baby's heart rate is when he's at rest and when he's moving. The fetal heart rate should increase when the fetus moves or kicks.

In general, doctors usually recommend that pregnant women do fetal heart monitoring once a week starting from the 35th-36th week of pregnancy. If there are comorbidities or complications, it can be done from the 28th-30th week of pregnancy.

Fetal distress refers to fetal intrauterine hypoxia and a series of metabolic changes, which can endanger the health and life of the fetus and is an important cause of perinatal death. Fetal heart rate monitoring is a method of monitoring the fetus, which is to monitor the fetal heart rate. The purpose is to use the fetal heart rate monitor to more clearly record the changes in fetal heart rate through the pregnant woman's abdominal wall, and to judge the fetus's health in the uterus and its tolerance to uterine contractions by observing the changes in fetal heart rate and its relationship with fetal movements and uterine contractions.

The normal fetal heart rate is between 120 and 160 beats per minute. If the fetal heart rate remains <120 beats per minute or >160 beats per minute for more than 10 minutes, it indicates that the fetal heart rate is abnormal. During fetal heart monitoring, if an abnormality is found in the fetal heart graph, it is often used to indicate fetal heart abnormality.