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A Pleasant April Fool's Surprise
… to be first-time parents. Yet Stauffer also knew she and the baby were at risk for complications because she has type 1 diabetes, a condition that prevents the body from producing enough insulin. Pregnant women with preexisting diabetes (or … by 39 weeks (the average pregnancy is 40 weeks) so the baby did not grow too large. The Stauffers arrived at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest on the evening of March 31. The plan was to have a normal vaginal delivery before midnight so the baby … and discovered the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck twice. He ended up being born on the morning of April 1 after all.” Baby Isaac was monitored briefly in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) to make sure his blood sugar was …