This must see picture of a baby delivered via C-section with its amniotic sac still in tact has my head reeling. I look, but then I have to look away, but then I have to look again. Giving birth is an awe-inspiring event in and of itself, but what if you gave birth to a baby that was still in its amniotic sac?
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3-In some cultures, babies born with a full caul are considered to be very special and there are various rites to mark such a birth. Among the Yorubas of West Africa, a child born fully enclosed in the caul (sac) is called Oke In some other cultures, the caul is removed and given to the parents who then preserve it in a special jar or dispose of it themselves by burial or burning.
Born in the Caul It is said to be a special blessing to be born in the caul. This means that the amniotic sac doesn't break during the birth and the head is born still covered in the membrane or 'veil'. It doesn't happen very often even in natural births.
Every once in a while, that special bag of waters that protectively surrounds our babies stays intact as baby comes earthside. Here are two example sent in from women in our BWF Community! A BWF Mama sent this photo of her baby birthing in the caul.
A caul (Latin: Caput galeatum, literally, "head helmet") is a thin, filmy membrane, the amnion, that can cover a newborn's head and face immediately after birth. To be "born with the caul" means a child is born with a portion of the amniotic sac or membrane remaining on the head.
I've recently come across this AMAZING photo of a baby born in the caul. In the caul means that the baby is born with the membranes still in tact. It's
I went a long, long time before ever seeing a baby born in the caul (inside the amniotic sac). In hospitals, the membranes are ruptured (broken) somewhere along the way in every birth I have been to. Even in birth centers, Artificial Rupture of Membranes (AROM) is absolutely commonplace.
