The Incredibly Rare Moment Twins Are Born Inside Their Amniotic Sac
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- Brazilian surgeons record incredible twin en caul birth moment on June 11
- Maria Cecilia and Maria Elise were both born in their amniotic sac
- Being born in a caul is incredibly rare, occurring only in 1 out of every 80,000 births.
Incredible footage has captured newborn twins being born inside their amniotic sac.
Less than one in 80,000 babies are born ‘en caul’ when the bubble of protective membranes that surrounds the baby in the womb does not break during birth.
Normally, the sac – which protects the baby during pregnancy – breaks at the beginning of labor.
In this case the doctors Brazil Had to physically break the bags with their hands.
Mother Christiaan Mucci gave birth to Maria Cecilia and Maria Ellis on June 11 via C-section.
Before the babies began to break themselves, doctors tried to gently open the pouch.
The birth was captured on film at the Hospital de Nossa Senhora das Dores in Ponte Nova, a state in the southeast of the country.
The hospital said: ‘Two twins came into the world on 11 June in the maternity ward of the Hospital de Nossa Senhora das Dores.
‘Christian Mucci gave birth to young children Maria Cecilia and Maria Alice Mucci.
‘However, this birth was different and special: the babies were born en caul, that is, still inside the amniotic sac that protects the baby during pregnancy.’
The children were delivered by gynecologist and obstetrician Dr. Emilio Garvini, who was surprised when he realized that both children were secret.
The hospital said: ‘The babies were born well and healthy.’
Many myths and beliefs surround en cauldron births, also known as mermaid or hidden births.
Twins Maria Cecilia and Maria Elise inside their amniotic sac after being removed from their mother’s womb by Brazilian surgeons on June 11
Called en caul births, these events are incredibly rare, occurring only once in every 80,000 births.
In an official statement, the Hospital de Nossa Senhora das Dores said both children are healthy and well.
One is that children are somehow destined for greatness or will be lucky in life – many historical figures are said to have been born that way.
Another false belief is that those who are born in Kaul can never drown.
The amniotic sac is a jelly-like sac of fluid that surrounds the fetus. It is made up of two membranes, the amnion and the chorion.
While thin, it is strong, holding an increasing amount of fluid throughout the gestation period, including fetal urine.
In an ‘en caul’ birth, the main priority is to break the sac to allow the baby to breathe, as they are no longer supplied with oxygen from their mother being inside.