What Does FHR Mean in Medical Terms?

FHR stands for fetal heart rate. Heart rate of a baby before birth.

Where you will see FHR

You will most often see FHR in maternity and women’s health records, observation charts and bedside assessments.

Example

A chart note might use “FHR” as shorthand for fetal heart rate when documenting a patient's care.

Related abbreviations

• 1h GTT — one-hour glucose challenge test
• 3h GTT — three-hour glucose tolerance test
• 4AT — 4 A's test
• A&O — alert and oriented
• A&P — auscultation and percussion
• A1GDM — class A1 gestational diabetes (diet)
• A2GDM — class A2 gestational diabetes (medication)
• ABPI — ankle-brachial pressure index

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