The Order Of The Ancient Way

What a Caul is not

There are many misconceptions about the exact description of a Caul. Other phenomena which are often mistaken for a Caul birth are as follows.

Some children are born while still enclosed within the amniotic sac or membrane. This usually entails the child being born with a sac of transparent or translucent membrane surrounding all or part of the child. This phenomenon is referred to as being born "en-caul", which is the medical term for such births. This is not a Caulbearer birth and is one of the most commonly held misunderstandings of being born with a Caul, as the term Caul, may often be used to describe the concept of a covering or lining. Some dictionaries refer to a Caul as being a bonnet or cap.

This meaning of covering or cap, also gives rise to another phenomena of being born with the lucky cap, which is what happens when a child is born with placenta or some afterbirth material being found stuck to the head or face. Once again, such births have no relevance to a Caulbearer birth as a genuine Caul is quite distinctive as a full face covering.