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The same thing (knotted umbilical cord leading to fetal death) happened to my wife's boss. She had had a son about 10 years before, but was then unable to conceive. After MULTIPLE rounds of unsuccessful in vitro fertilization, she finally got pregnant.
She carried the baby to near-term, but the week before the baby was due, she noticed that the baby was no longer moving. Talk about a heartbreak!
This was about 6 years ago. A couple years later, she and her husband adopted a little girl from China. That little girl attends the same daycare as me & my wife's son (hatched "the good old fashioned way") and our little girl (also adopted from China, about 3 years ago).
It happens...
my sister had a routine dr appointment when they realized something was wrong rushed her straight from there to the or. my nephew was born in a rush and also had a true knot. he survived but my sister was about to cancel her appointment because it was on July 5th and she was tired from entertaining guests.
What a beautiful story:crying2:
I remember my last child, I tryed to have a vbac. Ended in abruption, uterine rupture, and the next day, found out he had a true knot in his cord. He came out stronger than any of my other children and fed for hours. That story makes me thankful to God for such a wonderful child, although the birth was challenging.
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A moving story by a new advanced-practice nurse and her first encounter with a tragedy.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/health/23case.html?_r=1&n=Top%2fNews%2fHealth%2fColumns%2fCases