Is a heart rate of 180 normal for a premature infant?
Disease description:
Yesterday my son was born. When the doctor measured his heart rate, it was 180. Is a heart rate of 180 normal for a premature baby?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Xie Zixing
A heart rate of 180 in a premature infant is usually not normal and requires identifying the underlying cause before appropriate management. Under a doctor's guidance, oxygen therapy may be administered to see if symptoms improve. If there is no improvement, further treatments are necessary, such as an electrocardiogram (ECG), to rule out heart failure as the cause.
