They are sending ultrasound waves into your body that reflects off moving blood vessels and SIMULATE a sound. They are not amplifying the sound of your baby’s heartbeat. This can offer misplaced reassurance, which could lead to a delay in getting medical attention if there’s something wrong.Īs the charity Kicks Count explains, “home dopplers are not microphones. You might have seen a doppler used by your GP or midwife and it only takes seconds, so what’s wrong with trying it at home? Well though it looks simple, there is a good chance that you may be listening to your own pulse or the pulsating placenta/cord (which often have the same beats per minute as the baby’s heart rate) and not the baby’s heartbeat at all. What are the risks of using a doppler at home? moving blood cells, which is how we can 'hear' a heartbeat. The returning signal is then translated into sound, and any change in frequency shows that the ultrasound waves have been reflected off a moving target, i.e.
#AT HOME DOPPLER SKIN#
There's usually a handset with a built-in speaker and a ‘transducer’ that's placed against your bump, though some versions come as a single unit with earphones.ĭopplers work by using high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) which pass through the skin and tissue, then bounce back. Hand-held Dopplers are battery-operated devices that are often used during antenatal appointments to monitor your baby’s heartbeat during pregnancy. But what does all this mean? Read on to find out. Using a doppler at home isn’t recommended, as it can give you false reassurance. However, though hand-held dopplers are widely available to buy, they are only designed for use by trained medical professionals.
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