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Re: 12 weeks preg & Heartbeat

From: Hector Nemirovsky M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:19:49 -0500 (CDT)

At Tue, 1 Jul 2003, Nicole wrote: >
>Hi. I'm 12 weeks, 2nd pregnancy, and went for a check up last night. My
>OB had trouble finding the heartbeat, he had it for 3 seconds and then
>lost it. He said the baby is behind the placenta, and it was difficult
>to pick up. He said not to worry, everything else is great, and we'll
>hear it next time. He said the norm is 13 weeks anyway. Question is is
>this normal? It's hard not to worry. Thanks.

It's normal. 

--
Hector Nemirovsky M.D.
Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
Private Practice,
Buenos Aires,
Argentina


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