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Silas was born prematurely at 26 weeks via C-section.
He emerged into the world encased inside an unblemished amniotic sac.
Doctors were astonished to say the least.
Baby Silas was born to mother Chelsea Phillips who was unaware of the miracle that occurred in the hospital room until her mother showed her pictures of Silas inside of the amniotic sac.
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This type of birth is referred to as an en-caul' birth
Which differs from caul births that occur when a baby is delivered with only their head surrounded by some of the amniotic sac. Being born with a caul is rare, occurring in fewer than 1 in 80,000 births. This statistic includes en-caul' births, which occur more frequently than authentic births.' When responded to in the right ways, neither en-caul' births nor caul births pose any real harm to the child.
