Blind Pregnant Woman ‘Sees’ Unborn Baby For First Time Thanks To 3D Printing

For the majority of pregnant women, an ultrasound offers the chance to see what their baby will look like when he’s born. It gives the mum-to-be an idea of how the pregnancy is developing and even a chance to find out the sex. Ultimately, it’s a great bonding experience.

So what if you couldn’t see the scan and see whether your child has your nose or your partner’s oversized forehead? This was the case for expecting mum Tatiana Guerra, who lost her sight when she was 17 years old.

Instead, the 30-year-old, from Brazil, relied on the sonographer carrying out her ultrasound to describe what her baby looked like.

But in a tear-jerking twist, the sonographer surprised Tatiana by using a mobile 3D printing station provided by Huggies to print a version of her unborn child.

The print allowed Tatiana to feel what her son, who she named Murilo, looks like – and it’s an incredible moment to be able to view.

“If you could touch him, would that let you know what he’s like,” the sonographer asks Tatiana in the video. “Yes,” she replies.

The sonographer then gives the mum-to-be the printed image, wrapped in a cloth and tells her that it’s her son. Tatiana appears to be overwhelmed with emotion as she feels the image, which incredible a braille caption reading ‘I am your son.’

“I’m very happy to meet Murilo. Before he’s born,” the tearful mum-to-be says in the video.

All pregnant women are offered two ultrasounds. The first, known as the 'dating' scans takes place at around the 8- to 14-week mark and gives both the mum-to-be and the doctor an idea of when the baby will arrive.

The second scan, known as the anomaly scan, happens when the woman is around 20-weeks pregnant. This scan checks for structural abnormalities in the baby and gives the doctor a clearer idea of how everything is progressing in the pregnancy.

It checks the baby’s size, whether you’re having more than one baby and also checks the position of the baby and the placenta.

There’s no law that says you have to have the scan – some couples chose not to find out if their baby has any problems. Some hospitals also give you a chance to have more ultrasounds, but you'll probably need to pay for this privilege.

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