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“For some women, their baby could be awake throughout the night then go quiet for periods during the day. Babies develop their own individual pattern that women will become familiar with. “However, after 32 weeks, you will be able to work out a pattern.

Wendy said: “There is no specific number of ‘normal’ movements that women should experience. Some can experience it earlier while others first feel movement after their 20-week scan.īetween 17 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, women should to their community midwife if they are concerned about their baby’s movement.Īfter 28 weeks, women can referred themselves to the hospital’s Antenatal Day Unit or be referred by their GP, community midwife or health visitor. Wendy McKenzie said women usually feel the “flutter” or “roll” of their baby from 18 to 20 weeks. Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the national drive to halve the number of stillbirths and deaths of babies by 2025. Only one in 10 of stillbirths are believed to be linked to a fatal congenital abnormality. Nine babies are stillborn every day in the UK. Wendy McKenzie (front) with (left to right) Rachael Jackson, Healther Holland, Sarah Green, Louise Highes and Junior Sister Carlie Gilbert “You are the best monitor of your own baby’s movements and if you have any concerns over reduced movements or if the movement patterns of your baby are altering, you need to contact us.” “You can also cause yourself unnecessary anxiety which is not good for either you or your baby. You could also be measuring a heart rate of 150 which you think is fine but is actually masking something untoward. “What you could be hearing is a maternal pulse so you could think your baby is fine when you should be contacting us. She said: “Midwives and doctors have regular updates on training to listen to foetal heart rates so this is not something anyone can do. Wendy McKenzie, sister of the Antenatal Day Unit and the Antenatal Clinic at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said using a Doppler at home can stop women seeking urgent medical attention when their baby may be in distress.

Pregnant women could be putting their babies’ lives in danger by buying or renting home equipment to monitor their heartbeats.Īs part of Baby Loss Awareness Week, midwives at Hull Women and Children’s Hospital are appealing to women to steer clear of hand-held Dopplers sold by private firms to check babies’ heartbeats.