Fetal Heart Rate

I learned to worry about fetal heart rate with my first pregnancy, when I hurried to the computer after each visit with my reproductive endocrinologist, anxious to see if my pregnancy was progressing normally. We were able to hear a heartbeat as early as at the end of week 5, which was a milestone we were happy to reach, but once we were able to measure the heart rate, I began to feel apprehensive.

Placenta Previa

I am generally healthy, but I am now 40 years old, have had three failed pregnancies, and have now conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF). All of these factors qualify my pregnancy as high risk, so when I graduated from the fertility clinic, my reproductive endocrinologist urged me to find an OB-GYN who specialized in high-risk pregnancies. I had no idea how difficult my quest would be.

Intralipid Infusion: A Possible Solution to Failed Implantations and Early Miscarriages

After my last miscarriage, my doctor tested me for blood clotting problems. The tests came out negative. That was not necessarily good news because we still had no explanation for the failed pregnancy. Implanting a perfect, genetically tested embryo in a healthy uterus did give me the best possible chance of getting pregnant, but it did not help me stay pregnant. I had officially joined the list of women with multiple unexplained miscarriages.