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  2. Caul - Wikipedia

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    A caul is a piece of membrane that can cover a newborn's head and face. [1] Birth with a caul is rare, occurring in less than 1 in 80,000 births. [2] The caul is harmless and is immediately removed by the attending parent, physician, or midwife upon birth of the child.

  3. Rare baby born completely in amniotic sac - AOL

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    He was born via cesarean section, completely enclosed in his amniotic sac, something known as being born 'en caul.' Silas was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, which posted on ...

  4. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    This is referred to as "delivery en caul". Complete expulsion of the baby signals the successful completion of the second stage of labour. Some babies, especially preterm infants, are born covered with a waxy or cheese-like white substance called vernix. It is thought to have some protective roles during fetal development and for a few hours ...

  5. Amniotic sac - Wikipedia

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    If, after birth, the complete amniotic sac or big parts of the membrane remain coating the newborn, this is called a caul. When seen in the light, the amniotic sac is shiny and very smooth, but tough. Once the baby is pushed out of the mother's uterus, the umbilical cord, placenta, and amniotic sac are pushed out in the afterbirth.

  6. Baby Born Without Skin Finally Home After 11-Month ... - AOL

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    Baby Born Without Skin Home After 11-Month Hospital Stay Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

  7. Baby born without skin defies doctors odds to survive - AOL

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    A premature baby who was born without the top layer of skin on his entire body has defied the odds to survive.. When Jessica Kibbler, 20, gave birth to her son, Kaiden Jake Shattock, ten weeks ...

  8. Mongolian spot - Wikipedia

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    Mongolian spot is a congenital developmental condition—that is, one existing from birth—exclusively involving the skin.The blue colour is caused by melanocytes, melanin-containing cells, that are usually located in the surface of the skin (the epidermis), but are in the deeper region (the dermis) in the location of the spot. [6]

  9. Harlequin-type ichthyosis - Wikipedia

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    A female baby born in Nagpur, India in June 2016 died after two days. She was the first case of harlequin ichthyosis reported in India. [39] [40] [41] Hannah Betts was born with the condition in 1989 in Great Britain, and died in 2022 at 32 years old. [42] Ng Poh Peng was born in 1991 in Singapore. Doctors had not expected her to live past her ...