Patient's question:
At 34 weeks, the doctor said I have frequent contractions and asked me to be admitted to the hospital for observation. Can you help me understand what's going on and how serious it is?Doctor's answer:
This fetal heart monitoring shows that the top line is the fetal heart rate. The fetal heart rate has normal variation and no deceleration. The bottom line is contractions. You should mainly look for any conscious abdominal pain. If there is none, you can continue to monitor, but pay attention to changes in fetal movement. In the later stages of pregnancy, walking more or other activities may cause abdominal tightness. If you experience conscious abdominal pain, this requires hospitalization.