hi im jo 33 weeks pregnant, 23 years of age with my 3rd child, 53 and yesterday at my regular midwife check up she told me my baby had an irregular heart beat.She then sent me to the hospital to be monitored they found the same irregularity but its not a regular irregular heart beat. I mean the gap between the slipped beat varys.. Should i  be worried about this? What are the possible problems this can cause for my baby?
Hi, In this case it is very important that the baby has structurally normal heart. Usually in such cases echocardiography of fetus is done to rule out structural abnormality that may cause some arrhythmias. The grade of seriousness depends on the type of arrhythmia and if there is a structural problem. If there is no structural heart problem, the arrhythmia may be benign and have no consequences. Take care