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

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A doctor has recorded the moment he delivered a baby inside an intact
amniotic sac.

Obstetrician Dr Aris Tsigris published the photo of the newborn on his
Facebook page after delivering the baby via caesarean section in
Amarousion, north of Athens.

Because the sac had not been punctured, Dr Tsigris said the baby did
not even realise it had been born and behaved as if it was still
inside the mother's womb.

The amniotic sac is a bag of fluid inside the womb where the unborn
baby develops and grows. It is also referred to as the 'membranes',
because the sac is made of two membranes called the amnion and the
chorion.

The sac is filled with clear, pale fluid, in which the unborn baby
floats and moves.

The fluid helps to cushion the baby from bumps and injury, as well as
providing them with fluids that they can breathe and swallow. The
fluid also maintains a constant temperature for the baby.

The amniotic sac starts to form and fill with fluid within days of a
woman conceiving.

Amniotic fluid is mainly water but from about week 10 onwards, the
baby passes small amounts of urine into the fluid.

The amount of amniotic fluid increases gradually during pregnancy
until about week 38, when it reduces slightly until the baby is born.

Typically the amniotic sac breaks on its own during birth, which is
commonly referred to as a mother's 'water breaking'.

Dr Tsigris that the chance of the amniotic sac remaining completely
intact after birth was 'ultra rare' and he was left 'breathless' by
the sight of the newborn born on March 12, according to a report by
Nine News.

The doctor said there was no risk to the baby as it was still feeding
off the placenta and would begin to breathe as soon as the sac was
broken.

The photo has since been shared more than 8000 times.

Actress Jessica Alba has spoken out about her daughter Haven who was
born inside the amniotic sac in 2011.

She said at the time: 'The doctor had never seen anything like it
before. He grabbed the nurse and said: "Look at this!".

'I was in the middle of pushing and he told me to hold on a minute and
not to push.

'He was wearing basketball shorts and a T-shirt and said: 'Oh I have
to get my scrubs on for this!' The sac burst on its own after she came
out. It was a trip.'

In fact Jessica's experience inspired Haven's name.

She explained: 'When I was in recovery we still hadn't chosen her
name. picked her up and said she came into the world in her 'safe
haven' and clicked right then for both of us.'



Source: Daily mail