“Water breaking” is a common sign that a baby is on the way, but is it possible to give birth to a baby without the water breaking?
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“Water breaking” is a common sign that a baby is on the way, but is it possible to give birth to a baby without the water breaking?
It’s not so uncommon for that to happen during childbirth. Normally, when expectant mothers experience water break, then they know their baby is on the way. But what happens when the water does not break? This can happen with a baby born through the vagina and also through CS. After the baby is born, the doctor or nurse pokes the amniotic sac open to bring out the baby and the water is released. Such babies are known to have extreme cases of good luck or bad luck as the case may be.
The non-medical term for it is “born in the caul.” It is unusual, but not super-rare. It used to be seen as a good omen for the child and vikings and other seafaring cultures saw it as especially good luck and that the child would be blessed on the seas. Fathers would often attach the dried caul to the front of their ship for good luck.