2006-09-24 11:33:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
One legend is that it means that the person will have the ability to see the future, another is that the person is destined for greatness. There is information on this at wikipedia.
2006-09-24 11:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In childbirth, the caul (or veil) is seen as a shimmery coating of the head and face. The caul is harmless and is easily removed by the doctor, midwife, or person(s) attending the childbirth. A child born in this way is known as a caulbearer.
Medical sources contradict the popular opinion that a distinction needs to be made in relation to the birth caul and the adhesion of the birth (amniotic) sac to the face or head of a child at birth. In this view, the birth caul is a complete membrane covering the face of the child and the amniotic sac, or amnion, is another completely different kind of membrane that surrounds the child in the womb. The caul cannot be wiped off the child's face but must be carefully peeled off, while the adhesion of the amniotic membrane is simply a residue that sometimes sticks to the face, and is part of the afterbirth material.
2006-09-24 18:37:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red caul is very lucky, the child will have prophetic powers and double sight (second sight) and the child won't die by drowning.
black caul is unlucky, and a short life.
If the caul covers the face, it has saved the child from drowning at birth.
Sailors who possessed a caul, anyone's caul, felt they were protected from drowning and shipwreck. Midwives in the past often sold cauls to sailors, and you can sometimes see one advertised, even now. Lawyers and politicians once believed that possession of a caul gave them great eloquence.
2006-09-24 18:50:46 · answer #3 · answered by papyrusbtl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. Unless you are a superstitious type.
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens begins with his recounting of his birth with a caul.
2006-09-24 18:35:15 · answer #4 · answered by Matthew L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in superstition it makes the child lucky in life. also, sailors used to believe that having a caul in their posession would save them from drowining.
2006-09-24 18:40:59 · answer #5 · answered by nerdyhermione 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont believe in anything like this so I would say if you are religous dont put any stock in it if you do believe in this stuff the read into it what you want to
2006-09-24 18:37:45 · answer #6 · answered by cricketwinner@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
supposedly it means the baby is destined for greatness, some christians claim that you are touched from the other side.
2006-09-24 18:37:27 · answer #7 · answered by gorg515 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have no idea but my son who was born six weeks ago had this and it was my partner that spotted it...the midwife had never come across a birth with one...
2006-09-24 19:23:33 · answer #8 · answered by lis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋