{"id":61932,"date":"2015-04-03T17:29:39","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T21:29:39","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=61932"},"modified":"2017-12-28T17:19:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T22:19:40","slug":"amazing-story-behind-preborn-baby-clapping-viral-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/amazing-story-behind-preborn-baby-clapping-viral-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The amazing story behind the preborn-baby-clapping viral video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Jen Cardinal, a mother from Olympia, Washington, recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mR6POuFfFNU\">uploaded<\/a>\u00a0an ultrasound video of her 14-week-old preborn child. What makes this video amazing \u00a0is that her preborn baby is clapping in the womb. The short video has gone viral since its first release.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal\u00a0told Yahoo!\u00a0News she initially used\u00a0the video on Facebook to announce their pregnancy to family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Cardinal revealed the amazing story behind her pregnancy. She <a href=\"http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/blogs\/trending-now\/baby-claps-hands-in-incredible-ultrasound-video-203740007.html\">said<\/a>,\u00a0\u201cWe had been trying for three years to get pregnant. We went from not thinking we would get pregnant to having the most fun and surprising pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mR6POuFfFNU?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Cardinal\u00a0told TODAY News\u00a0that the first three claps were &#8220;very real.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went for an ultrasound. Our baby clapped two or three times. We gasped, laughed. Doctor said, &#8216;Let&#8217;s sing a song.&#8217; He rewound and replayed it to us singing, so it looks like the baby is clapping. Great fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal\u00a0shared her\u00a0exciting\u00a0and special moment with the world. This video is evidence that preborn children are unique human beings, worthy of celebration and deserving of protection.<\/p>\n<p>Ultrasounds are a powerful tool in aiding a woman, as she makes a pregnancy decision.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a pregnant woman who is facing an unplanned pregnancy and in need of ultrasound services without cost, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.care-net.org\/find-a-pregnancy-center\">CareNet<\/a>\u00a0to find \u00a0a center in your area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jen Cardinal, a mother from Olympia, Washington, recently uploaded\u00a0an ultrasound video of her 14-week-old preborn child. 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