Redditor Shares Photo of Umbilical Cord ‘Miracle’

Redditor Shares Photo of Umbilical Cord ‘Miracle’
Jack Phillips
5/8/2016
Updated:
5/8/2016

One and Two-day-old newborn babies listen to music with headphones at the 1st Private Hospital in eastern Slovak metropol of Kosice-Saca 11 August 2005. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
One and Two-day-old newborn babies listen to music with headphones at the 1st Private Hospital in eastern Slovak metropol of Kosice-Saca 11 August 2005. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

“True knots arise from fetal movements and are more likely to develop during early pregnancy, when relatively more amniotic fluid is present and greater fetal movement occurs. True knots are also associated with advanced maternal age, multiparity, and long umbilical cords,” the site says.

As such, true knots can be dangerous.

“True knots have been reported to lead to a 4-fold increase in fetal loss, presumably because of compression of the cord vessels when the knot tightens,” the site says.

(H/T - IJReview)

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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