Depending on the position of the baby, you may be able to hear the fetal heartbeat with a stethoscope as early as the 15th week, and after the 20th week, you will have more chances to hear the heartbeat of a healthy baby, which is when the fetus starts to be active.
In this article, I would like to share with you a fetal heartbeat that was captured by the wife of a ShareMedical inc. staff member using the Nexstetho at 21 weeks. The Nexstetho can be turned up in volume, so it is possible to capture faint fetal heartbeats.
Most importantly, we are happy that the baby's heartbeat can be used as a key for more active communication between the couple.
Listen to it with headphones to hear it better.
A baby's heartbeat is about twice as fast as an adult's, so 150-160/min! He said.