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Should I Be Worried About The Skipped Heart Beats Of The Fetus?
I had an ultrasound at 20 wks and my baby s heart stopped for a half second then started again, then a few minutes later did it again. My dr. was not concerned at all. All the measurments of baby were normal and she was very active, what do you think is going on with my baby s heart? Should I be worried?
Mon, 5 Oct 2015
Hello, and I hope I can help you today.
It is not unusual to see irregular heartbeats on human fetuses; it actually isn't unusual for newborns to have arrythmias too. But it usually goes away (in a fetus) before term and does not indicate a problem in utero. In newborns it also usually goes away in the first days of life.
So you do not need to be concerned at this time and there are no findings to indicate anything is wrong with your baby.
I hope that I was able to answer your question and that this information was reassuring.
Beat wishes for the rest of the pregnancy, Dr. Brown
It is not unusual to see irregular heartbeats on human fetuses; it actually isn't unusual for newborns to have arrythmias too. But it usually goes away (in a fetus) before term and does not indicate a problem in utero. In newborns it also usually goes away in the first days of life.
So you do not need to be concerned at this time and there are no findings to indicate anything is wrong with your baby.
I hope that I was able to answer your question and that this information was reassuring.
Beat wishes for the rest of the pregnancy, Dr. Brown
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