Your care provider may order fetal monitoring to assess your baby and assess for contractions. This can be done in the office or hospital. Two monitors are placed on your abdomen to assess uterine activity , the other to assess and record your baby’s heart beat. These monitors may also be used when you are in labor. Sometimes internal monitors are used if deemed necessary by your provider. Did you know normal fetal heart rate near term is between 110-160 beats a minute?
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