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What Does This Pelvic Ultrasound During Pregnancy Indicate?
My friends daughter is 6 months pregnant and had an ultra sound today they said the baby only weights 1 pound and that her heart rate has dropped for 150 to 135. The nurse practitioner is worried and my friend and her daughter are worried sick . Is she in danger of losing the baby
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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As your friends daughter child is having intra uterine growth retardation and heart rate of the baby is decreased she should be monitored regularly. Ask to keep count of fetal movements.her blood pressure and other vital have to be recorded. I advise to consult a gynaecologist to rule out cause of iugr and decreased heart rate of baby. Sometimes if there is cord around the neck of the baby, will also cause decrease in heart rate, which usually gets corrected by itself with baby movements.
Welcome to hcm,
As your friends daughter child is having intra uterine growth retardation and heart rate of the baby is decreased she should be monitored regularly. Ask to keep count of fetal movements.her blood pressure and other vital have to be recorded. I advise to consult a gynaecologist to rule out cause of iugr and decreased heart rate of baby. Sometimes if there is cord around the neck of the baby, will also cause decrease in heart rate, which usually gets corrected by itself with baby movements.
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Pregnancy ultrasound may be scheduled several times during your pregnancy for any of these reasons:
To diagnose an early pregnancy
To learn the age of the baby
To check for problems with your baby
To keep track of your baby’s growth
To find the cause of vaginal bleeding
To learn the position of your baby
A normal fetal heart rate (FHR) usually ranges from 120 to 160 beats per minute (bpm) in the in utero period. It is measurable sonographically from around 6 weeks and the normal range varies during gestation, increasing to around 170 bpm at 10 weeks and decreasing from then to around 130 bpm at term.
AT 24TH WEEK THE FETAL HEIGHT IS 11.81 INCHES, AND WEIGHT IS 1.32 pound.
To diagnose an early pregnancy
To learn the age of the baby
To check for problems with your baby
To keep track of your baby’s growth
To find the cause of vaginal bleeding
To learn the position of your baby
A normal fetal heart rate (FHR) usually ranges from 120 to 160 beats per minute (bpm) in the in utero period. It is measurable sonographically from around 6 weeks and the normal range varies during gestation, increasing to around 170 bpm at 10 weeks and decreasing from then to around 130 bpm at term.
AT 24TH WEEK THE FETAL HEIGHT IS 11.81 INCHES, AND WEIGHT IS 1.32 pound.
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