At her initial prenatal visit a woman asks, "When can I hear the baby's heartbeat?" At what gestational age can the fetal heartbeat be auscultated with a specially adapted stethoscope or fetoscope?
a. 4 weeks
b. 12 weeks
c. 18 weeks
d. 24 weeks
ANS: C
The fetal heartbeat can be heard with a fetoscope between the 18th and 20th weeks of pregnancy.
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