Expectant mothers – Do you want 3D print models of your unborn babies?

  

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Yes, it is possible now. You can place an order with Embryo 3D, a Russian company offering services to expectant mothers to have 3D models of their unborn babies. You can order the model in silver, gold or any other metal format. Or, have it in plastic. So go on and hold your baby in your arms before it is born. 

Weird, isn’t it. 

Based on the ultrasound photos, the 3D models will have all the detailed features of the babies.  

Other than having fun, does this technology offer any medical benefits? Yes. The technology can be helpful to detect potential birth defects and developmental issues.  

How all of this started?  

"I have a friend (who) was worried about the health of her child and wanted to see it," he told RT. "She had an ultrasound several times, but it wasn't enough. I was fond of new technologies at that time and 3D-printing. And I said 'let's print it.'"
(Ivan Gridin – head of the company)

 Customer reviews - According to one of the satisfied customers:

 "We ordered a 3D model of our child, which is in my belly now. It is a weird feeling, the  child hasn't been born yet and but you can touch it and feel it as it is." 

The doctors however warn us to be cautious. According to Dr. Deborah Levine, who reviewed the process in the journal Radiological Society of North America, said:  

"Patients, of course, love 3D pictures, but as radiologists we have to be careful that we're not performing an ultrasound for the fun of it."  

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