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Re: Is it possible to detect baby heartbeat with a stethescope?

From: Mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 19:34:05 -0600

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>According to my nursing textbooks it says that
>"ordinarily they become audible by stethoscope at the middle of
>pregnancy or
>at approximately the 20th week. If the adominal wall is thin and
>conditions are favorable, they may be audible as early as the 18th week,
>but
>obesity or an excessive quantity of amniotic fluid may render them
>audible
>until a much later date."

I would imagine an anterior placenta may make it difficult to hear the heartbeat with a stethoscope.

Just a thought :)

Mary

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