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. It almost never happens in the hospital because the 'water' is so often broken artificially. Some say that a child born this way may have special intuitive powers, be destined to be a midwife, have extraordinary luck or never die by drowning. In any case, these are some amazing pictures. From the birth to baby in mom's arms is less than one minute. Click on the thumbnails for larger and less cropped images.
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. It almost never happens in the hospital because the 'water' is so often broken artificially. Some say that a child born this way may have special intuitive powers, be destined to be a midwife, have extraordinary luck or never die by drowning. In any case, these are some amazing pictures. From the birth to baby in mom's arms is less than one minute. Click on the thumbnails for larger and less cropped images.
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The
head begins to emerge with mom kneeling |
The
tight bag doesn't seem like it will break |
Gentle
support on the perineum |
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The
head is born |
Notice
the white vernix floating |
cord
is around neck but in the sac (of course) |
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Baby
is turning |
see the cord around the neck |
baby
gently emerges |
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membranes
have now broken |
You
can see the edge in the enlarged photo |
midwife
starts to remove veil... |
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| no,
let Daddy do it |
take
a breath little baby |
the rest comes off, unwrap cord |
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and
between the legs to mommy |
Gazing
into mommy's eyes about two minutes old |
