Mother's heartbeat recording or stething.

Hi all. I was told this would be a good place, if the mods see fit, feel free to move this. So I know when a child is born or getting close they monitor the heartbeat. I gotta wonder how the Mom to be's heart is either intensifying while labor might be going on, or pounding. I'd think so especially if she's delivering naturally, when she pushes. Just something I put out there.

Hi, welcome to Zity.

I never thought about this before. It's certain the mother's heart will be working harder than usual during labour. I do believe mums-to-be have a heart exam before the birth in some European countries - is it also the case elsewhere?

Regards

It would be amazing if this was a normal course of business. I would love to see this go down!

Ther is a heart control during labor and during pregnancy in Belgium.

Wow thanks for the responses. I know the Mom would have her heart examined if there might be a problem, just kinda thought hmm. 😉 Thanks again.

When I was pregnant (being obese to begin with and having high blood pressure), my bp and heart were checked at each obgyn visit. I was sent to the hospital to be induced a week before my due date (due to my bp being 160/100 in the dr office), where my bp and heart rate were monitored continuously. After three days and no baby (long, frustrating story!), I was sent home. When I came back, I was again monitored continously for bp and with an ekg. The baby's heart was also monitored with a special instrument attached to her scalp inside me. As I was having contractions, all of our vitals and oxygen levels were closely watched. A few hours in, my oxygen levels began to drop, and I was given additional oxygen. They then decided to do a c-section. I do remember in the operating room the doctors commenting on how high my heart rate was, even though I had an epidural and couldn't feel anything. After, my heart was closely monitored 24/7, as was my high bp.