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Fetal heart rate patterns at 20 to 24 weeks gestation as recorded by fetal electrocardiography
F Hofmeyr,1 CA Groenewald,1 DG Nel,2 MM Myers,3 WP Fifer,3 C Signore,4 GDV Hankins,5 and HJ Odendaal1, for the PASS Network6

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With advancing technology it has become possible to accurately record and assess fetal heart rate (FHR)

Baby Heart Rate and Gender: Can It Predict the Sex of Your Baby?



Can your baby | s heart rate predict the gender?

No, the heart rate cannot predict the sex of your baby. There are lots of old wives | tales surrounding pregnancy. You may have heard that your baby

Baby Heart Rate and Gender: Can It Predict the Sex of Your Baby?



Can your baby | s heart rate predict the gender?

No, the heart rate cannot predict the sex of your baby. There are lots of old wives | tales surrounding pregnancy. You may have heard that your baby

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Sleep and the second trimester

On average, you will get seven and a half hours of sleep per night during the second trimester of pregnancy.
On average, you will get seven and a half hours of sleep per night during the second trimester of pregnancy.

Pregnancy affects

Pregnancy and Sleep


For many women, sleep can be evasive during pregnancy. Physical discomfort, changing hormones, and excitement and anxiety about being a new mother lead to a host of sleep problems. In fact, it | s believed that at least 50 percent of pregnant women1 suffer from insomnia.

Sleep is an

Resting too much during pregnancy can be risky for your baby

Resting too much during pregnancy can be risky for your baby
Pregnant women often experience sleepless nights and getting a good night sleep is considered to be a privilege. Sleeping for at least seven to eight hours is important for the

Sleep during pregnancy

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When you | re pregnant, sleep can become a problem. Here are some tips to help you get as much sleep as possible so you are as rested and ready as you can be for your baby | s arrival.
How much sleep do I need when I

Sleeping During Your Third Trimester


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The amount of sleep you get while you | re pregnant not only affects you and your baby, but could impact your labor and delivery as well. Lack of sleep during pregnancy has been tied to a number of complications, including preeclampsia (a serious condition that affects your blood pressure

Pregnant? How to Guess if You | re having a Boy or a Girl

Long gone are the days of waiting 40 weeks to find out the sex of your baby. Did you know that—even before science found a way to know earlier—women have been coming up with their own methods