fetal heart beat

Fetal heart beat can be detected as early as 34 days (just under 6 weeks) gestation on good quality, high frequency transvaginal ultrasound, as a crown rump length (CRL) of as little as 1-2 mm.

If a fetal heartbeat cannot be identified with a CRL ≥7 mm using transvaginal scanning, then embryonal demise can be diagnosed . Demise can be confirmed with repeated scanning and serial quantitative beta-HCG.

See also

• fetal heart rate
• miscarriage
• embryonal demise
• fetal demise

Siehe auch:

• embryonal demise
• Fehlgeburt
• CRL
• fetal heart rate

und weiter:

• early pregnancy
• fetal death