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Baby heart rate monitor
Fetal heart monitoring lets the health care provider monitor the baby's heartbeat in the uterus, including during labor. The procedure can be done with monitors outside the body (external monitoring) or in the uterus (internal monitoring).
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 32-year old female asked:
I use a fetal doppler for quick few minutes last two to three weeks to check babies position by locating heart rate. I read it can harm tissues inside but doesn't the fetal heart rate monitor for NST use sound waves like a fetal heart rate doppler?
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A 38-year old asked:
How should I place the monitor to listen to my babies heart beat?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I was just told by my MFM that I will need an ultrasound every 2 weeks to monitor babies and their heart beat. Im 11 weeks with twins. Is this many ultrasounds considered safe? They usually only take 3-5 minutes and do them abdominal now?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I was induced on due date bc of high baby heart rate, he's now 3 mo old, had haltor monitor for 24h and results say hr average is 151. Is it normal?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Hi, I am 7 weeks and 4 days pregnant I brought a fetal heart rate monitor am I suppose to hear my baby heart beat on both sides of my uterus?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Home fetal heart beat? No period from September to today neg pregnancy test over and over did fetal heart monitor at home I got 126-138 heat beat can they give false baby heart rates am I pregnant?
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A 46-year old asked:
How does a wireless heart rate monitor work well?
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A 25-year old asked:
Which type of heart rate monitor is generally the most accurate?
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A 32-year old asked:
Do bluetooth heart rate monitors cause cancer risk?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why would the 12-lead ECG measurement be better than the polar heart rate monitor?
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A 67-year old male asked:
Had all tests: normal. Hr 102-120. Wearing h monitor patch. No symptoms other than fast heart rate. Safe to travel?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have been monitoring my resting heart rate for a week and it averages between 95-105 bmp. Is this a cause for concern?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I have to wear a portable at home heart rate monitor but the pregelled electrodes make my skin itch. Thoughts to lessen or stop the itching?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I had a monitor and the doctor said my heart rate got down to 45 a few times but I shouldn't worry "now" I'm freaking out, what does this mean???
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A 17-year old male asked:
I have a heart rate monitor which I have proven to be accurate by checking my pulse, and I have noticed it sits around 50 at rest. Is this normal?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Can you have afib and not know it? Sometimes my heart rate monitor goes crazy. I double check it on another one and they both show the same thing
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A 49-year old female asked:
My 20year old daughters resting heart rate is about 100, had a hoter monitor on 24hrs dr said ok. She has Crohn's disease. What could be causing this?
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A 19-year old female asked:
My baby is not moving as much since yest and im in pain iknow my dr will only monitor her heart how do i get her to check my baby on the ultrasound ?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Monitoring heart rate During sleep in the night ( nocturnal Polisomnography ): mean= 88. Min= 72. Max= 107. Are these values ok during sleep? Thanks!
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A 67-year old female asked:
I exercise on a treadmill 3-4 times a week, 2-4 miles of walking per day. Today, I used a heart rate monitor for the first time. Walking uphill between 2-2.5 miles an hour, 15 degrees elevation, brought my HR to 208. Is this dangerous?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are some different ways to monitor your heart rate?
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A 28-year old female asked:
How reliable are heart rate monitoring apps available for smartphones?
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A 39-year old asked:
How would monitoring my heart rate during exercise help me?
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A female asked:
What are the parts of a hospital heart rate monitor?
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A 48-year old asked:
Why can't I get accurate reading on my heart rate wrist monitor?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it possible to monitor your internal body temperature by monitoring your pulse/heart rate?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Im on a heart monitor. My heart rate stays between 140-150. Got up to 197 then dropped to 67...any ideas whats up?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I used a machine to monitor heart rate for a few minutes, and the lowest was 40 bpm. All others were between 60 and 100 bpm. Why?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have been monitoring my heart rate closely at home. My standing heart rate is 145 and 5 minutes later my resting heart rate is 88. Am I ok?
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A 50-year old female asked:
50 year old female - take BP couple of times daily to monitor, notice heart rate sometimes only 55 BPM - not fit and overweight, is this concerning?
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