The thread provided was a highway to bacterial infection through the baby's umbilical cord, and the blade used was the kind that men used for shaving, and they did not want it anywhere close to them.
O fío que daban era unha autopista para infeccións bacterianas a través do cordón umbilical. A coitela era como a que os homes usan para afeitarse, e elas non a querían ver nin de lonxe.