Baby being born within the amniotic sac, only happens 1/80,000 births (NSFW)

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Medieval Europeans considered caul birth a sign of good luck, and thought the caul meant the child was destined for greatness—if the caul was red or white; a black caul was sometimes associated with bad luck.

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While there is no reason today to hold to these kinds of superstitions, it is worth noting that some very influential and important people have been born with a caul, including:
Charlemagne
Napoleon
Liberace
Lord Byron
Sigmund Freud
Not all folklore about cauls treats them in such a positive manner, however; Romanians once believed that a baby born with a caul would become a vampire after death, even if the person lived a long time. A Hungarian folk saying has it that “He who is born in the cloak dies on the rope.”

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1/80,000

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Was this video taken with the expectant mothers/family permission?

Is it OK because it happens so rarely?

I only ask because a friend works in the ER and recently showed me some pretty damn graphic things on his phone. They were kind of awesome.

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