2007-02-14 18:59:16 · 4 answers · asked by russcell D 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
you take the mothers pulse while you are listening to fetal heart tone, the fetal will be 20-60 beats faster.
2007-02-14 19:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by bozobabe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are listening to baby with a "Doppler" device, you can occasionally find places where you can hear both arterial blood flow of the mother and venous return of the mother. This leads to a doubling of the rate. This can be mistaken for a fetal heart tone. I wish I could make it easier, but it takes experience to be sure.
It is best to listen not just to baby's blood flow but to the characteristic galloping sound of the heart valves. Nothing I have heard comes close.
Doppler Ultrasound imaging would show the back and forth motion but listening does not. Very few have Doppler Ultrasound Imaging readily available.
2007-02-15 10:42:59 · answer #2 · answered by a simple man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that with acoustic Doppler Imaging it is possible to differentiate between weak fetal heart sounds and that of mother hard heart sound.A true beat is visible depending on the software used.
I am also in concurrence with advise given by the two colleagues of mine with manual method.
2007-02-15 08:26:24 · answer #3 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can tell by how fast the beats are. The mother's heart beats in a slow, steady rhythm, the baby's heart beats much faster. If that's what you meant; you weren't too specific :)
2007-02-14 19:04:33 · answer #4 · answered by LorenzoRed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋