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Low Fetal Heart Rate - Articles
Monitoring the fetal heart rate with the old method
by
Pedro M.
Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:07am
Before sharing the great news of our new fetal heart monitor, we wanted to show you what the midwives have been using here at Nata clinic. They use a cone shaped device to put on the mothers stomache and then listen to the heart rate.Sr. Nurse Gaokwale is pictured above showing you how it works. This is extremely difficult and often ineffective
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Mr. Tiro hands over fetal heart monitor to Nata Clinic
by
Pedro M.
Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:07am
This morning at Nata Clinic, Mr. Tiro (far right), Chairman of the Nata AIDS and Orphans Trust handed over the fetal heart monitor to Nata Clinic. Sr. Nurse Ramakama (far left) is pictured holding the monitor while Nurse in Charge Gaokwale is holding the nice carry bag and gel. Dr. Roger was also on hand to accept the latest gift to Nata
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Our new fetal heart monitor arrives!!!!!
by
Pedro M.
Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:07am
Thanks so much to Sue and Tony in Hong Kong. As you may have read, both of these wonderful people held birthday parties and asked their friends to donate to Nata village in lieu of receiving gifts. Sue even had a Vegas syle fundraiser to go along with it. The monitor cost U.S.$1,100.00 or (P6556.00). As you can see, this beautiful monit ...
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Heart Rate Training Part 3, Maximum Heart Rate
by
Flatoutjim
Posted
Sun 01 Feb 2009 12:00am
So after criticising The Doctors and their use of the 200-age formula for Max Heart rate, it seems only fair that I explain max heart rate, how it ties in to training, how... Friels books , and
What is Maximum Heart Rate Max HR
Pure maximum Heart Rate is the maximum number of times a heart can contract in 1 minute. It is determined by genetics
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Bradycardia aka Low Heart Rate
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Corry C.
Posted
Wed 14 Jul 2010 8:28am
. A low heart rate means that the heart doesn't pump
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A heart usually beats between 60 and 100 times a minute; this is normal for an adult at rest. Young adults and athletes can even have a heart beat lower then 60 beats per
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Low maximum heart rate signals fitness
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Dr. Gabe M.
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm
No matter how hard I exercise, my heart rate never gets as high as my husband's. Should I be concerned? No; it may just mean that you are in very good shape. Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University in England showed that athletes have much lower maximum heart rates than sedentary people and that female athletes have lower maximum heart rates than
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Long hilly run with a low heart rate...
by
brybrarobry
Posted
Sun 20 Apr 2008 12:00am
to be very good because my resting heart rate was in the 60's.
I started on the run slow, I felt the weight of the fuel belt and my legs didn't feel stable. But after the first 2 km I started to get back into the groove.
I noticed that it was very difficult for me to increase my heart rate. The rule for the long run is not to exceed 139 bpm and I was having
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A Heart is not a Heart: Do Women Need a Different Heart Rate Max Formula?
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Doug K.
Posted
Sun 18 Jul 2010 5:14pm
Figuring out your maximum heart rate used to be simple: 220-AGE.
That's what I was taught in school. That's what most people, if you ask, will tell you.
Of course it wasn't exactly right either and there's an interesting history behind maximum heart rate.
The year was 1968.
Bill Haskell, an exercise physiologist at the U.S. Public Health
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Resting Heart Rate Predicts Heart Attack Risk
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Heartstrong
Posted
Fri 20 Feb 2009 7:23pm
The Framingham Heart Study reported that men with a resting heart rate above 92 beats per minute have an increased risk for heart disease. Recent research published in the British Medical Journal shows similar risk for heart disease in women. The Women’s Health Intiative recently reported that women with a resting heart rate above 76 beats per minute
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