An en caul birth is a rare event where a baby is born still inside an intact ... unbroken or partially broken membrane. The amniotic sac is a thin, fluid-filled sac that surrounds the fetus ...

Viewer discretion is advised. A video from a Spanish hospital captures the moment a baby is born within the amniotic sac, an occurrence that only happens 1 in every 80,000 births. It is also known ...

“Having access to the fetal tissue offers the possibility to model the fetal tissue while the baby is still in the womb,” said ... During gestation, the fetus floats in a protective pool of amniotic ...