A 31-year-old female asked:
what is the average heart beat rate for a woman aged 31 during her 6th week of pregnancy ?
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Dr. Aruna Adaikkalam answered
38 years experience Internal Medicine
Little difficult ?: In pregnancy the fluid volume in the body is increased relatively and to compensate this the HR may 10-15 beats approximately more than your normal HR(while not pregnant).
Answered on Jan 6, 2020
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