May 19, 2008 by Misha Safranski 

As a confirmed birth junkie, I have heard over and over again birth stories where the baby was born by cesarean for either fetal distress or failure to descend, and the difficulties are blamed on "the cord was around the baby's neck". Is this condition - scientifically termed "nuchal cord" - actually dangerous? A new study backs up previous research showing that nuchal cord is not the threat it's perceived to be.  READ MORE