Diagram of how to listen to fetal heart rate with a stethoscope

The fetal heartbeat is the sound of the fetal baby's heart beating. After many people become pregnant, they use various instruments to listen to their fetal heartbeat. In fact, there are many instruments that can be used to listen to fetal heartbeats. Many pregnant mothers hope to be able to hear the fetal heartbeat. Here are some methods of auscultating the fetal heartbeat.

When the gestational age reaches 18 to 20 weeks, it is time to listen to the fetal heart rate and count the fetal movements.

In a stable state, lying flat, the fetal heartbeat is like the "tick-tick" of a clock, in the same part of the abdomen, slowly and continuously inflating. If it is not heard in this part, it will move within a radius of 5 cm from this part. At June, it migrates 15-20cm up and down, with the belly button as the standard. 7. From May to August, listen to the fetal heart rate first from the lower part of the abdomen, then from the upper part, and then from the middle.

100-120 beats/min, slightly bradycardia; 160-180 beats/min, slightly tachycardia.

In August and May, baby's fetal movement is very important. 8-12 o'clock in the morning, slow and even, if it is obvious, there will be problems. At least 2-3 in the afternoon. The baby is most active at night, and prenatal education is effective at this time. Count the fetal movements, relax your whole body, sit upright, and place your hands naturally on your belly. Count the fetal movements 3 times a day in the late pregnancy, 3-5 times per hour, and be sure to count for 1 hour. One fetal movement is considered to be like this: continuous gurgling movements do not count, and only movements with an interval of more than 3 minutes count.

Generally speaking, you should lie in bed or sit to count after eating, 3 times a day, each time for 1 hour. Add up the number of fetal movements in the morning, afternoon, and evening each day and multiply by 4 to get the number of fetal movements in 12 hours. If the number of fetal movements in 12 hours exceeds 30 times, it means that the fetus is growing steadily. If it is 20 to 30 times, you should pay attention to the number of movements every other day. If it drops to 20 times, inform the doctor for further examination. After 32 weeks of pregnancy, the number of fetal movements should be recorded every time. Ask the doctor to check it during the pregnancy check-up so that he can promptly guide the appropriate recording and make timely solutions. When the baby is nearly complete and viable after birth, it is important to count fetal movements. If the fetal movement frequency is 4 times or more in 1 hour, it means the fetus is comfortable; if the fetal movement frequency is less than 3 times in 1 hour, you should count for another hour. If it is still less than 3 times, you should go to the obstetrics department immediately to understand the fetal condition, and never wait any longer.