The amount of heartbeats per minute is an essential parameter to check the health of the heart. The normal range of heartbeats differs at every age. For instance, newborns until the age of 1 month have a normal resting heartbeat range of 70 to 190 beats per minute. If there is any abnormal fluctuation seen with this range, it shows health-related complications.
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Query: Hello doctor, Our newborn baby suffered in first inhalation and his heartbeat stopped one second and then his breath and heartbeat got restored. But x-ray shows some traces (please refer attachement). His heart is normal and he is in ICU for normal treatment of oxygen and normal feeding through ex... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the information provided about the condition of the baby, baby did not breathe soon after birth, which babies should normally do. So, the baby was given breathing support from outside, so that baby breathed after a minute and hence restored breathing and heartbeat... Read Full »