Classes always love to talk about how some babies are born "in the caul" -- inside the intact amniotic sac. This amazing photo is from a birth I recently attended. (Shared with permission, of course!) This mama was in an upright position (in a birth tub on hands and knees), so the baby's head is upside down. The dark purple shape is the baby's lips, and you can see the little squished nose just below, and even the creases of this sweet baby's closed eyes. When the baby is born, the amniotic membrane peels away.
Hi. I am not a medical professional but I know quite a bit about what a true caul is. My great grandmother was born with one and I have actually seen it. It isn't a baby being born within the amniotic sack, a caul of something separate that is over the baby's face and might include the head, a "mask". Unlike the amniotic sack, a caul can be preserved, it's a much thicker tissue than the sack.
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