New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- When you get excited, your heart starts racing. Pregnancy is one of those stages in life when you may excited. You will be looking forward to meet your little one growing inside you. But there may be times when you may feel as though your heart is skipping beats and pounding not just due to excitement. They are heart palpitations, which many pregnant women experience. The increased blood volume and hormonal changes during pregnancy can affect your heart. We tell you if you should worry about heart palpitations during pregnancy.

What are heart palpitations?

Heart palpitations are the sensations of fluttering, or pounding heartbeats that can be felt in the throat, neck apart from chest. While often harmless, they can ...