‘Medical Miracle': Baby Born Inside His Amniotic Sac

A boy who was born inside his amniotic sac has been hailed as a ‘medical miracle’ by the doctors who delivered him.

Silas was born by Caesarean section three months prematurely at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in California.

But doctors were taken aback when they found little Silas still curled up inside an intact amniotic sac, still getting oxygen through the placenta.

Ordinarily, the amniotic sac – in which the baby develops, is cushioned from bumps and injuries and is provided with fluids – breaks on its own. This is referred to as a mother’s ‘water breaking’.

But in the case of Silas, the amniotic sac remained completely intact, something Dr William Binder, who delivered the baby, said was ‘ultra rare’.

‘Even though it sounds clichéd, we caught our breath,’ he said.

‘It really felt like a moment of awe… and one that will stick in my mind for some time.

‘He was seconds old and still in the water bag, with the placenta and umbilical cord tucked inside.’

After taking a quick picture, Dr Binder removed Silas from the amniotic sac.

Silas’s mother said ‘it was really cool to see’.

‘When I heard that was actually really rare I was like “oh my gosh you’re a special little baby”.’

Despite being premature, Silas is doing well and will return home before the end of March.

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