11/13/2026
Before a baby ever takes a breath, the umbilical cord is already performing its life-sustaining work. One vein carries oxygen-rich, nutrient-filled blood from the placenta to the baby, while two arteries carry blood back toward the placenta. All three vessels are protected by Wharton’s jelly, which cushions them against pressure and bending.
Calling this the product of chance and natural selection does not explain it. Natural selection can only preserve something that already works. It does not explain the origin of the cord, placenta, specialized vessels, protective jelly, or the coordinated development connecting them to a growing baby at precisely the right time. Chance has no foresight and cannot prepare a lifeline for a child who has not yet been born. This is purposeful design from the God who forms life within the womb.
