Learn more about what people means about birth caul

A caul is basically a membrane that covers a new-born baby’s face and head. Rarely babies are born with their caul intact and it happens in one baby among 80,000 babies. This extremely rare phenomenon is actually related to many legends and myths because of its rare happening. Recently one video of this en caul birth went viral in the internet and people went crazy over it. However, it is nothing abnormal or weird and that is why En Caul Baby Birth must be treated like normal baby births instead of attaching many myths to it. When myths are attached to it, then it becomes abnormal and people tends to treat the child in a special way and as per the myths many things are expected from the child that can further complicate his life in various ways. So, it is better to understand the science behind en caul birth, and then people will understand better about what needs to be done.

During this kind of rare phenomenon, the child is born while he/she is still present inside the amniotic sac and the sac has not broken down. The baby is still surrounded by the clear and pale fluid of the amniotic sac. The baby doesn’t realize that it has already taken birth and that is why the doctor needs to cut the amniotic sac and take out the baby so that it can start breathing. The breaking of the amniotic sac is also known as water breaking and when the mother says that her water broke, then this is what she really means and it indicates that the time of delivery has come. In the case of the en caul birth the amniotic sac doesn’t break and that is why the amniotic sac needs to be cut down by the doctors. When the baby is born with amniotic sac only attached near the head and the face, then it is said that the baby is born with veil. The doctor easily removes this piece of sac and it doesn’t take much time as well, but it takes time when the baby is born fully covered with the amniotic sac. This kind of births happen mainly in premature babies and normally caesarean section is performed to save the child from getting hurt and to ensure proper birth.

In many cultures this is considered to be a great sign and it also indicates that the child will grow up to be a great person. It is consider good luck by many people and still caul births are praised by millions. They don’t understand the science behind it and worship the babies born with a caul. There are many myths and legends associated with en caul births and one caulbirth myths says that the baby born with a caul won’t drown ever in their life even if they don’t know swimming. That is why previously in Europe many families would sell the caul to sailors. Midwives from Rome used to steal the caul and used to sell it to lawyers because lawyers in those believed that keeping a caul with them will help them succeed.