Astonishing photos show twin babies with one born inside intact amniotic sac

10 May 2023 , 12:32

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Jaqueline Melo Oliveira and husband Darlan Ribeiro are pictured with their twin babies (Image: Newsflash)

These astonishing photographs capture twin babies, one of whom was born in the amniotic sac in a rare phenomenon.

Jaqueline Melo Oliveira last week gave birth, aged 43, after some 14 years trying to get pregnant.

She spoke of her joy at welcoming Rafael and Bernardo via the en caul birth, a rare occurrence, which happens in less than one and 80,000 pregnancies.

Bernando, born in the amniotic sac one minute after his brother, weighed 7lb 7oz, while Rafael was just 4lb 9oz

Jaqueline said: "It's amazing, isn't it? Perfect. It looks like a doll coming out of a bubble. I always saw it on other people's social networks, but I never imagined it would happen to mine."

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Bernardo was born in the amniotic sac and weighed 7lb 7oz (Newsflash)

The family is now back home in Salvador, Brazil, after the birth at Hospital Portuges on Monday May 1.

Jaqueline continued: "I spent 14 years trying to get pregnant, we did fertilisation and they were twins.

"It was always a dream to be a mother, imagine how fulfilled I am and God even granted me a double pregnancy."

The astonishing images show the baby born in the sac that surrounds the foetus (Newsflash)

Jaqueline Melo Oliveira spoke of her immense joy after giving birth (Newsflash)

Doctors Jose Carlos Jesus Gaspar and Allan Nogueira da Silva were the obstetricians in charge of the birth.

Dr Gaspar said babies are usually healthy when born in the amniotic sac.

The medic added: "As long as he was inside the bag, that means he was in the environment he's been in for the last nine months.

"There is not a sudden change in the birth process."

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