For most of a pregnancy, normal fetal heart rate will average between 110 and 160 beats per minute. Normal variations in fetal heart rate occur when the baby is moving or asleep. While it is not ...

When you’re pregnant, it can be scary to hear your baby has an arrhythmia. But what does this actually mean? An arrhythmia is an irregular heart rate — too fast, too slow, or otherwise outside the ...

Fetal heart rate (FHR) is one of the most critical indicators of a baby's well-being and development during pregnancy. It measures the number of times the baby's heart beats per minute (bpm) while in ...

Researchers have used mathematical analysis tools to study the effect of classical music on a fetal heartbeat and identify patterns in heart rate variability. They recruited 36 pregnant women and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A tumor the size of a peach pit, attached to the heart of a 26-week-old fetus, was cutting off circulation to its organs and threatening to cause heart failure. Removing the ...

Doctors in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully performed Vietnam’s first officially approved fetal heart procedure, completing the complex operation in just over 30 minutes to save a baby with severe ...