Creepy or Cool??? Life-sized Replicas of Babies in Utero.

article-1195703-057de1ea000005dc-442_634x467My sister recently got a 3D ultrasound which was not widely available just 2 years ago when I was pregnant.  I thought about getting one then, but didn’t see the need for it. I suppose if you are a high risk pregnancy, you may actually want to take a closer look at your unborn baby for medical reasons. But just for kicks and giggles??? I didn’t find it compelling. Plus, you never know what those sound waves are REALLY doing to your fetus.

Recently, I saw this article on ultrasound waves turned into life-size replica molds of unborn fetuses.

A  Brazilian student Jorge Lopes @ Royal College of Art design in London has pioneered the conversion of data from ultrasound and MRI scans into life-size plaster models of living embryos using a method called rapid prototyping.

‘It’s amazing to see the faces of the mothers. They can see the full scale of their baby, really understand the size of it,’ said Dr Lopes.

‘The technology can be also be used as an emotional tool for parents whose fetus might be deformed or needs treatment,’ added Hilary French, who heads the School of Architecture and Design Products.

A good way of understanding how rapid prototyping works is to imagine a printer that prints plastic powder instead of ink.

Then as it prints layer upon layer, it slowly builds up a 3D model.

Think of all the things you can use this for unrelated to babies?

Ok….so you tell us …. Is this creepy or cool?? What do you think????  Would you do this?? Or should we just leave the fetus alone???

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