Here’s something you don’t see every day, and I for one am extremely grateful about that.

Now it isn’t known where this footage was taken, although thankfully it is reported that the young chap emerged in fine health.

The Mirror carries this:

The infant remains peacefully curled up inside his watery cocoon, unaware he is no longer inside the womb. The stunning clip even shows the tot yawning and wriggling within the sac as a doctor prepares to snip him free.

Footage captures his face pressed up against the sac, which remained in tact following his delivery. The membrane is then cut and the baby slips out as he takes his first breaths in the outside world.

The amniotic sac is a thin but durable membrane filled with fluid which helps keep a baby warm and safe from bumps during pregnancy. When it breaks, this is typically referred to as a woman’s ‘waters breaking’ shortly before she gives birth.

The wonder of childbirth hey – I think I’ll wait a while longer then if that’s fine by everyone.

[source:mirror]