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Re: DOC - please respond??

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:22:53 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Caroline wrote: >
>I'm 10 weeks 4 days pregnant, and today the doctor heard a heartbeat on
>the Doppler even though he warned me beforehand that he didn't expect
>to. I'M SO EXCITED!! It's the first good news I've EVER gotten in any
>of my 5 pregnancies. Apparently the Doppler doesn't indicate the actual
>heartbeat, which I can't believe, given how far all medical technologies
>have come/
>
>MY QUESTION: What are my chances of miscarrying at this point?
>
>OTHER QUESTION: Do Down's Syndrome babies have normal heartbeats in
>utero? I'm concerned about this because I'm 40 years old and have had
>several chromosomal miscarriages.
>
>Thank you.

1) Very few 2)Downs have sometimes different heart beats, how about an U/S.? 

--
Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina


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