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Fetal distress
Fetal distress refers to signs of illness in the baby prior to birth. In order to check the well-being of the baby while you are in labor, your health care providers will monitor the baby's heart rate. While fetal heart monitoring does not prevent a problem from occurring, but changes in the baby's heart rate can help to alert the health care provider that something might be wrong.
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A 40-year old asked:
Fetal heart rate has dropped below 70, is this considered fetal distress?
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Can the sickle cell trait cause fetal distress?
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I did an abortion but didn't bleed. The u/s showed 5weeks and 6days fetus and no heartbeat. Heartbeat would still be possible at 7 weeks and 4days?
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When is the baby called fetus?
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