article_snippet: she held back tears as she thanked the doctors and staff for the doctors and staff work, according to CBS Boston. '
article_snippet: But when she water broke in February, the excitement turned to fear. '
article_snippet: I knew I could lose the babies.'
article_snippet: When you have a situation where one baby is born and labor stops, you are given this window of opportunity,' Dr. Steven Ralston, director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, told the Globe. '
article_snippet: Most times, labor does not stop.'
article_snippet: But they just cleaned his umbilical cord and put his umbilical cord back inside,' Her said.
article_snippet: fortunate not to require Her cervix to be stitched up to keep his umbilical cord .
article_snippet: For the following three weeks, Her remained in the hospital, where Her was able to visit Alexandre in the neonatal unit.