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Every birth is incredible and unique, but this twin birth was out-of-this-world amazing – with one precious little girl born not only breech, but en caul.

The images are a rare glimpse into the secret world of the womb.

The photos, shared by The Bump Birthing Center in the US, show the rare moment a twin girl is born with her amniotic sac completely intact – which is known as an en caul birth.

Twin en caul birth
Images via The Bump Birthing Center

 

Twin en caul birth

Twin en caul birth

Twin en caul birth

Twins Amari and Emory were born on July 30, 2022, weighing in at 6pd 1oz and 5pd 2oz, with Emory presenting breech and delivered en caul.

“What makes this even more special is that these beauties were born ON their big sisters 4th birthday,” explained The Bump Birthing Center.

What is an en caul birth?

An en caul birth is when baby is born with their amniotic sac still intact, and is thought to happen in less than 1 in 80,000 births.

The amniotic sac is baby’s home for the nine months of pregnancy and is filled with amniotic fluid. It protects baby and keeps them warm – it also helps their lungs and other organs develop as they drink their amniotic fluid.

Usually the amniotic sac ruptures as labour starts, which is when your water breaks. But sometimes labour progresses without the sac breaking, and baby is born still encased inside.

After an en caul birth the midwife or doctor will break the sac, the fluid will run out and baby will be released. Amazing!

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  • What a amazing photos and unique way to enter the world .

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  • Wow! This is so incredible!

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  • What amazing photos!

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  • Wow ! that is amazing to see. What beautiful children.

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  • I’d never heard of an en caul birth before but so long as they are healthy that’s the important thing. Congratulations

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  • Amazing yet beautiful photos. I have never heard of en caul till now.

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  • What amazing photos. Magnificent. I never knew about this either, so was even more amazed.
    I guess birthdays will be a bit expensive for this family, but they will all be able to celebrate on the one day [could be a blessing or a curse as the children grow older]. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Oh, so cute!! They are lovely

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  • Wow amazing story and pics

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  • pregnancy and birth are miraculous on it self, this one in specific !

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  • I find these images so fascinating. It’s amazing to see. The photo of the two of them wrapped in a blanket together is super cute

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  • That is incredible. How gorgeous are the photos.. heart melting!

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  • How incredible and even more so to capture life this way!

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  • Wow what amazing photos. I’ve never heard of a baby being born as en caul. Probably because it is so very rare.

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  • OMG. I have never seen or heard of this. Just amazing.

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