en-caul

en-caul (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of en caul.
   • 2004, Griff Jones, “Preterm labour”, in David M. Luesley, Philip N. Baker, editors, Obstetrics and Gynaecology: An Evidence-Based Text for MRCOG, London: Arnold, →ISBN, section C (Late pregnancy/intrapartum events; edited by Lucy Kean), page 294, column 2:

     Alternatively, it is often possible to perform an en-caul delivery through a transverse incision if the membranes are left intact.

   • 2016, Toni Harman, Alex Wakeford, “What Do Bacteria Have to Do with Birth?”, in Your Baby’s Microbiome: The Critical Role of Vaginal Birth and Breastfeeding for Lifelong Health, White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Publishing, published February 2017, →ISBN, page 49:

     An en-caul birth is one where a child is born inside the entire amniotic sac.

   • 2018, Barbara Rodgers, “You and Your Baby Are Bugged: Your Microbiome and How It Affects Fertility”, in Baby Maker: A Complete Guide to Holistic Nutrition for Fertility, Conception, and Pregnancy, New York, N.Y.; Nashville, Tenn.: Post Hill Press, →ISBN:

     Fascinating research is also underway to determine the impact of an en-caul birth (sac is intact) on the microbiome, as well as the effects of skin-to-skin contact or “swab-seeding” following a Cesarean section.

   • 2020 April 9, Sigrid Kendall, “Thicker Than Water”, in My Many Lives: A Memoir, Bloomington, Ind.: Balboa Press, →ISBN:

     My birth was en-caul; that is to say, I emerged completely inside the amniotic sac.

en-caul (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of en caul.
   • 2016, Toni Harman, Alex Wakeford, “What Do Bacteria Have to Do with Birth?”, in Your Baby’s Microbiome: The Critical Role of Vaginal Birth and Breastfeeding for Lifelong Health, White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Publishing, published February 2017, →ISBN, page 49:

     What happens if a baby is born en-caul?

   • 2016, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, “Where the Blue and White Nile Meet”, in Yassmin’s Story: Fearless, Funny and Inspiring, Sydney, N.S.W.: Vintage Books, published 2017, →ISBN, page 1:

     I was born en-caul, or in the ‘water bag’, as our family calls it.

   • 2020 April 9, Sigrid Kendall, “Thicker Than Water”, in My Many Lives: A Memoir, Bloomington, Ind.: Balboa Press, →ISBN:

     But in those days, it was considered being born en-caul a sign that the baby was destined for greatness—or at the very least, would never drown.