A birth in Brazil is being labelled as a one-in-80,000 experience, with the baby born still inside the amniotic sac.
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Although Spain has seen two of these extraordinary births in a year, it’s actually an extremely rare phenomenon.
Moving occasionally, the baby is clearly visible inside the sac with the blue umbilical cord – through which the baby is receiving oxygen – easily distinguishable.
The fluid-filled bag usually breaks before childbirth, known as a woman’s “water breaking”, or is cut through by a doctor during a caesarean section.
The moment the baby was born with the membrane covering its body was caught on video on Saturday, just minutes after its twin was delivered normally. Earlier this year another baby born in Spain was also captured on a video being born inside the amniotic sac.
Doctors and nurses gather around the table to witness the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
That video also went viral and received more than 26million views.
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The video has been seen by more than 6.8 million people.
