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Re: low fetal heartrate - 34wks

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:33:59 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, seanna wrote: >
>I was monitered today because the doctor said the fetal heartrate was
>lower than it has normally been (It was 110-120,normal is around 140). I
>was monitered for about an hour. The nurse said the baseline heartrate
>was low, but she saw flucuations. The heartrate went from about 105 to
>149. It was under 120 alot of the time. The doctor wanted me back in a
>week. Is this heartrate still in the "normal" range? What usually
>happens if the baby continues having a lower heartrate? Thanks for any
>help, I'm worried. Seanna

This can certainly be in the normal range. As long as there where no other ominous patterns on the tracing, it is likely normal... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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