The normal heart rate for a fetus is anywhere between 120 and 160 beats per minute.
Baby born with irregular heartbeat.
And hearing it at every prenatal visit is comforting.
Fetal arrhythmia is a term that refers to any abnormality in the heart rate of your baby.
Hearing a developing baby s heartbeat is one of the milestones of pregnancy.
Obstetrics gynecology an irregular fetal heartbeat typically does not indicate long term issues.
More than 85 of fetuses with an irregular heartbeat have a generally benign condition called extrasystole which is the medical term for a skipped beat.
The most common cause of an irregular heartbeat in children is isolated premature beats.
Fortunately in many instances these can be completely benign.
Both premature atrial contractions and premature ventricular contractions are relatively common in children.