PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for November, 2001: Re: babys heart rate

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Re: babys heart rate

From: j wang, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 11:10:56 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 26 Nov 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>hello,
>I am almost 13 weeks pregnant. I had a scan last week which showed a
>healthy looking fetus, hr160bpm. I use a home doppler and since 9 1/2
>weeks have found the baby's heart rate and it has been consistently
>around 160-165bpm.
>For the last 5 days or so, the baby/s heart rate seems to be around
>140-155bpm. I can also hear the baby kicking and moving as it sounds
>like when I poke my belly. I understand from the archives that the
>babys heart rate will lower but thought that that would be later in
>pregnancy.
>
>Is it normal for the baby's heart rate to have lowered this early in
>pregnancy?

Yes.

>does it indicate that the heart may be slowing to stop?

NO>

>
>Thankyou for your help

-- James Wang, M.D Assitant Clinical Prof. Tufts University School of Medicine

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