fetal heart rate
Unborn baby's heartbeat
Fetal heart rate is the number of times a fetus's heart beats per minute, typically measured during prenatal checkups and labor.
A normal range is 110–160 beats per minute.
Healthcare providers monitor it to assess fetal well-being: The nurse checked the fetal heart rate with a Doppler device.
Variations can indicate distress or other conditions requiring intervention.
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
- first trimesterPregnancy's initial twelve weeks
- accelerationsVelocity change rates
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- decelerationsActs of losing speed
oxygenation · fetoscope · variability · cesarean section · second trimester · third trimester · arrhythmia · gestational age · hypoxia · electronic monitoring · uterine contractions · labor induction · distress · oxygen therapy · intravenous fluids · hormonal fluctuations · Doppler · transitional phase
- pregnancypregnancy, pregnant, prenatal care, due date, weeks
- childbirthcontractions, labor, pushing, dilation, birth
- women's healthgynecologist, gynecology, menstruation, OB-GYN, period
- Health Metricsblood pressure, pulse, BMI, blood sugar, cholesterol
- prenatal testsamniocentesis, ultrasound, nuchal translucency, genetic screening, blood test
- Fetal Monitoringfetoscope, external monitor, tracing, variability, acceleration