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Listening to Your Heart. Your doctor will use a stethoscope to hear your heartbeat. The opening and closing of your heart's valves make a lub dub noise. The doctor can check your heart and valve health and hear your heart's rate and rhythm by listening to those sounds.
The babyâs heartbeat gives information about the babyâs position inside the mother and about the health of the baby. Listen to the heartbeat at each visit starting at 5 months. By the last 2 months, you can often hear the babyâs heartbeat in a quiet room by putting your ear on the motherâs belly.