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Fetal development

When can you hear the baby's heartbeat?

Embryonic heart activity is often visible on transvaginal ultrasound around the 6th week of pregnancy. Hearing it as a sound with Doppler depends on the device and exact pregnancy week.

Not hearing a heartbeat very early does not always mean something is wrong; ovulation may have happened later than expected. Your clinician will interpret the sac, embryo size, and follow-up ultrasound together.