Actress Jessica Alba gave birth to her second child, Haven Garner, in early August. She recently opened up to OK! Magazine about her unique experience and how she and Cash Warren came up with the name.

Apparently, Haven was born en caul: “When I delivered Haven she was born still inside the amniotic sac, which is rare. The doctor grabbed the nurse and said: ‘Look at this!’ I was in the middle of pushing and he told me to hold on a minute and not to push! He was wearing basketball shorts and a T-shirt and said: ‘Oh I have to get my scrubs on for this!’ The sac burst on its own after she came out. It was a trip.”

On the name: “When I was in recovery we still hadn’t chosen her name. Cash picked her up and said she came into the world in her ’safe haven’ and it clicked right then for both of us.”

On labor: “I wasn’t screaming and hollering like you see in the movies but it was still intense… I didn’t scream for either (birth) but I was definitely more uncomfortable with the second.”

Less than 1 in 80,000 babies are born within the amniotic sac or what’s termed “en caul.” It’s a sign of blessing and good luck in many cultures and some believe that babies born en caul hold supernatural powers. The caul was saved by families as an heirloom would historically be sold to sailors as a good luck talisman.

Do you know anyone who was born en caul?

En Caul Delivery [BabyMed]

Jessica Alba talks about baby Haven’s birth [Celebitchy]