A doctor has recorded the moment he delivered a baby inside an intact amniotic sac.
Obstetrician Dr Aris Tsigris published the photo of the newborn on his Facebook page after delivering the baby via caesarean section in Amarousion, north of Athens.
Because the sac had not been punctured, Dr Tsigris said the baby did not even realise it had been born and behaved as if it was still inside the mother’s womb.
The baby was not at risk of not breathing because it was still feeding off of the placenta, which connects the fetus to the uterine wall for nutrients. The newborn started breathing on its own as soon as the doctor cut open the amniotic sac.
Dr Tsigris said that the chance of the amniotic sac remaining completely intact after birth was ‘ultra rare’ and he was left ‘breathless’ by the sight of the newborn born on March 12.
The doctor said there was no risk to the baby as it was still feeding off the placenta and would begin to breathe as soon as the sac was broken.
The photo has since been shared more than 8000 times.
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