Unborn babies, in 3D

Unborn babies, in 3D

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For some expectant parents, pregnancy may get a lot more exciting.

An Estonian technology company has taken the momentous event of a child’s first ultrasound one step further by printing life-sized, three-dimensional foetus replicas and offering parents the chance to touch their baby before it is even born.

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Doctor Marek Sois carries out an ultrasound scan on mother-to-be Maarja Lants.
. TALLINN, Estonia. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Doctor Marek Sois carries out an ultrasound scan on mother-to-be Maarja Lants.

Haver Jarveoja cleans a 3D printed model of an unborn baby.
. TALLINN, Estonia. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Haver Jarveoja cleans a 3D printed model of an unborn baby.

Jarveoja cleans the sculpture.
. TALLINN, Estonia. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Jarveoja cleans the sculpture.

Lants looks at the sculpture of her unborn baby.
. TALLINN, Estonia. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Lants looks at the sculpture of her unborn baby.

She cups the model in her hands.
. TALLINN, Estonia. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

She cups the model in her hands.