Naked Babies: The Magic Of A Special Birth my
In addition to popular belief, babies are the result of a very particular type of birth in which children come into the world with their amniotic sac intact. An exceptional event that always draws attention.
According to experts, this birth is extremely rare with an average of 1 in every 80,000 births. If this fact is curious in itself, nowadays there is also the factor that births are increasingly protocol. This means that the possibilities for a natural birth are further limited, when this is more common.
In this age of cameras and social networks, babies with headdresses always make the news. So, almost all of us have seen more than one video of this type of birth, which above all is very fascinating because of the calm that the baby presents inside his bag. It’s as if he doesn’t feel like going through that veil. Perhaps wishing to stay a little longer in this world of peace and balance.
In Sou Mama, we want to talk a little about this type of birth, why it occurs and what curiosities are associated with embellished births.
Peeled babies and the amniotic bag
One of the main warnings that our bodies give us when we are about to give birth is a break in the purse. The normal thing is for the pouch to break as soon as the contractions start stronger and more regularly.
It is a painless event. However, it’s not something all mothers have the opportunity to experience. There are cases of women where the pouch breaks only during the birth itself, and not before. There are others, in which women will see with their own eyes that their children arrive in the world with hair.
Specialists in gynecology and obstetrics claim that the act of
coming into the world with an intact amniotic sac does not imply greater or lesser benefit
. It is nothing more than a curious, beautiful and impressive thing. The only thing is that it will delay the child’s breathing out of the amniotic fluid a little longer. 
Curiosities of the amniotic bag
The amniotic sac grows as the fetus grows. It is an apparently fragile membrane. But it’s a lot tougher than we think. It consists of two layers that, in turn, have no muscles, nerves or blood vessels. What gives resistance are collagen and elastin.
- The two layers that make up the amniotic sac are the amnion and the chorion. The chorion, in turn, is external and thicker.
- As for amniotic fluid, it is known that it begins to form after two weeks of conception. After about 10 weeks, this liquid is rich in proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and phospholipids, urea and electrolytes, which help in the development of the fetus.
- The liquid helps to cushion the baby from possible impacts and injuries. In addition, it provides adequate breathing and swallowing mechanisms, as well as providing a stable temperature.
- In recent weeks, amniotic fluid is made up of various fetal blood cells, lanugo hairs and caseous vernix, a type of fat that covers and protects the baby’s skin. In the last few days before delivery, this fluid will be made up almost entirely of the baby’s own urine when emptying the bladder.
What a ruptured amniotic sac means for the baby
- The rupture of the amniotic sac is stressful for the baby. Let’s not forget that, during pregnancy, the fetus’ lungs are full of water. Breathing, in turn, is performed by exchanging gases across the placenta.
- During delivery, once the bag bursts, all the fluid in the baby’s lungs is either reabsorbed or expelled through the mouth. So he can take the first breath. It’s a very complex thing for the baby.
- During a normal birth the child’s chest is pressed as it passes through the birth canal. Thus, this facilitates the elimination of pulmonary fluid, mucus and amniotic fluid. Something that, during a cesarean, does not usually happen.
Peeled babies, however, enjoy a quiet moment when they arrive in the world with their purse intact.
Nowadays, the reasons why this happens are still unknown, nor why only 1 in 80 thousand amniotic bags do not rupture
. This fact has always been a reason for superstitions and traditions, which you will see below. 
Traditional Beliefs Associated with Empelled Birth
Peeled babies have no greater or lesser advantages than other children born in the usual way, as we mentioned earlier.
Doctors say that this type of birth does not benefit or harm
. However, since ancient times there was a belief that these little ones arrived “more protected” than the rest. Therefore, they could develop unusual capabilities.
- Tradition says that babies with hair become “healers.” That is, people who can heal. However, this ability would be lost if the parents or the child himself revealed to others that his birth was affected.
- These little ones are also believed to have several “blessings”. Or that their lives will be full of luck and that it will be in their nature to do good.
As we can see, they are beliefs endowed with a certain magic and beauty that bring even more mysteries to these prickly babies.
