Your friend just had her first pregnancy check-up and is just starting her second month of pregnancy.She is very upset that she was not given the chance to hear her fetus's heartbeat.Remembering what you learned in developmental class,what should you tell her?

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During the first trimester, the fetal heartbeat is too weak to be heard with a stethoscope. It's usually not until the third month, around 12 weeks, that a fetal heartbeat can be detected using an ultrasound device. Therefore, it is normal not to hear a heartbeat during the second month of pregnancy.

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