Wauw! Baby wordt geboren in vruchtzak (video)

Deze prachtige video laat zien hoe een baby met een keizersnede nog in de vruchtzak ter wereld komt, en hoe hij hier vervolgens wordt uitgehaald. Een bijzonder beeld, want dat de vruchtzak volledig intact blijft gebeurt niet vaak! 

Unwrapping a baby 💖 What a way to welcome this little miracle into the world! This is what we call an ‘En Caul’ birth. An En Caul Birth (ECB) is one in which the baby is born entirely inside the fluid-filled amniotic sac (seen in only about 1/80000 births). Most ECB’s births are premature, & some doctors have observed that this type of birth can protect a newborn from the mechanical pressure of overly strong uterine contractions. It has been suggested that En Caul C-section deliveries might be advisable for extremely fragile premature babies. This little guy is seen still breathing through the mother’s placenta! There have been cases where infants born in a complete caul have survived up to 25 minutes of extra uterine life inside this intact sac! Apart from the presence of the unbroken amniotic sac, En caul C-section deliveries also differ from conventional C-sections in that the incision in the mother’s abdomen is made in a different place. This method, in addition to reducing the incidence of pressure-related injuries to premature newborns, also may reduce the incidence of asphyxiation in premature infants. Seeing moments like this captured can really put the blessing of life into perspective for all of us!

Een bericht gedeeld door Mona V. Elsness (@femalewellness) op 18 Mei 2017 om 6:53 PDT

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