I was up early power pumping this morning and wanted to do a little research on babies born in the amniotic sac. I am in awe at the information I found. It is said that it happens 1 in 80,000 births. It is called, being born in the "Caul". Caul is another word for Veil. Most of these babies that are born in the caul have there amniotic sac only covering their face, but the sac was broken during the delivery. I only found two pictures where the sac was completely in tact or not broken- and they were from a C-section delivery in which the sac isn't going through the pressures of labor. My doctor warned me that if we delivered my baby in the sac, he needed to be ready because usually as the baby is delivered the water breaks- and splashes all over the doctor. He was prepared for this- but it didn't happen that way with Kate. She came out in the sac and the doctor had to almost put her down in the catching bag to cut open the sac. I never got to see it, but josh said it was not a see through bag like the ones you can find on google. Probably because she was so small and premature. I would like to find out more research about babies born in amniotic sacs on the medical end of things. I am now realizing how amazing this really is! I wanted to share some of the information that I found just researching on the internet.

http://crunchymomconfessional.blogspot.com/2013/01/amniotic-sac-facts.html

c-section delivery

When a baby is born and the amniotic sac is left intact, it's is called being born "in the caul" (also called caulbearers.) Many famous leaders of the world were born in the caul such as John Lennon, Martin Luther King Jr. and Alexander the Great. Some believe these people are cursed, while others believe these people are divine healers with deep intuitive abilities. The picture I posted here is a picture of a cesarean with the baby born in the caul.

http://doulamomma.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/born-in-the-caul/

Being born in the caul is considered to be very special and has a lot of superstitions and myth behind it. Babies born in the caul are known as the caulbearer and THIS website dedicated to being born in the caul says this…

The birth Caul or Veil is a full face mask which may be sometimes found covering the face of a child at birth. Such births are rare and hold special significance for the child born in such a manner. There are many stories and myths about the Caul, many of them erroneous. This site is provided to give some insight to those who are born with a Caul and further promote public knowledge of the phenomenon.
The correct name for those who are born with a Caul is a Caulbearer. Such people are often referred to as being born behind The Veil, as the Caul is also referred to as The Veil in many cultures due to it being a face covering.
It should be noted that Caulbearers may be male or female and may come from any social class, racial or religious group. There are no geographical boundaries to the phenomenon. However it has been observed that Caul births do have tendencies to run in family bloodlines. Sometimes, but quite rarely, more than one member of a family–usually a parent and child–may be born with a Caul.
It has been calculated that Caulbearer births may be as few as one in eighty thousand births. However this does not necessarily mean that there may be one such birth in every eighty thousand births in a particular area or that there may not be more than one in any grouping of eighty thousand births.
The main reason why those born with a Caul were and are held in high regard is principally due to the fact that such births can be calculated in advance and the time and place of such births predicted. This marked the birth of a Caulbearer as being of particular significance, along with the fact that such people often had peculiar abilities in many diverse ways which were not commonly found in the general populace.
Caulbearers are often found to have ability in matters of finding underground water supplies, knowing when weather patterns will change, predicting when fish and other food supplies will become plentiful.
Many are great natural healers, which trait may be manifested by the laying on of their hands, or remotely from a distance. Many are considered to have great ability in matters of judgment and ruling nations and often possess insights which are difficult to appreciate by other people.
In many cultures the Caulbearers were considered to be “Kings by right,” due to the predictive nature of their births and their leadership abilities. This is one of the reasons why certain Buddhist groups, to this very day seek out Caulbearers to be brought up to become Dalai Lamas.
Throughout history the powers that be have repeatedly attempted to destroy the Caulbearers because they were seen to be messengers sent by a higher force to guide mankind in matters both physical and of a higher spiritual nature. In ancient times they were held in high regard for their knowledge in a wide range of disciplines, and therefore became known as ‘priests’ which originally simply meant ‘teacher.’ This was long before the notion of the religious priest was ever conceived.
The Caul or Veil is sometimes also referred to as “The Veil of Tears” due to the tendency of baser types of people to attack or even kill Caulbearers, often for no apparent reason — such as in the Middle Ages, when they were burned as witches and heretics, mainly by the Church of Rome.
Persons of negative character may often react to Caulbearers at a very subconscious level as they sense that there is something different about these people. There are many folk tales about “the curse of the Caul” which appears to come from the fallout of negative actions against a bearer of the Caul.
In many cultures around the world the Caul is more commonly referred to as ” The Veil,” and the word “Caulbearer” is the usual word in English speaking countries. However it should be pointed out that the word Caulbearer will generally not be found in standard dictionaries due to repeated suppression of the reality of such people as they have often been persecuted by those who wished to become kings by might rather than by birthright

Some famous people born in the caul include (I have not verified these, just found them doing a google search):

Liberace - American musician and entertainer
James Couzens - Industrialist, banker, politician
Queen Christina of Sweden
Frank Albert Jones - Black artist
Sigmund Freud
Napoleon Bonaparte


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2336194/The-baby-did-know-born-The-astonishing-picture-shows-newborn-delivered-INSIDE-amniotic-sac.html

The baby that didn't know it had been born: Astonishing picture shows newborn delivered INSIDE its amniotic sac

Greek obstetrician Dr Aris Tsigris posted the image on Facebook
Usually the sac breaks during birth, a process known as 'waters breaking'
Dr Tsigris said that the 'ultra rare' phenomenon took his breath away
The baby was not in danger because it would not need to breathe for itself until the amniotic sac was broken, the placenta removed and the cord cut
Actress Jessica Alba gave birth in same way and the experience inspired name of her daughter Haven, now 2
THE AMNIOTIC SAC: A MYSTERIOUS MEMBRANE

Being born 'with the caul' occurs when a child is delivered with a portion of amniotic membrane on their face. 'Caul' literally means 'helmeted head' or 'veil'.
A baby with the caul is called the 'caulbearer'.
Being born with the caul in medieval times was interpreted as a sign of good luck and that the child was destined for greatness.
Saving the caul was considered an important tradition of childbirth. The midwife would rub a sheet of paper across the baby's head and face, pressing the material of the caul onto the paper.
It would then be presented to the mother, to be kept as an heirloom.
Other traditions have linked the caul to fertility and some say it protects a person from the forces of evil, such as witches and sorcerers.
Being born 'en caul' is the term used when the child is born within an intact amniotic sac, which occurred in the story above. It is also known as a 'veiled birth'.
Most en caul births occur in premature babies.
Some legends suggest that being born en caul means you will never drown.
Statistics relating to such births are sparse, but deliveries involving any form of caul are thought to occur in roughly one in 80,000 births.