PROCREATE 4-D CREATES ULTRASOUND SCULPTURES WITH 3-D PRINTER
Even when the fetus is just 27 to 30 weeks old, the facial features are fully developed. So being able to see a 3D picture or touch what your baby's nose is going to be like, adds to the bonding experience.
The resin model costs $55, but packages go up to $125. It gave Borrego and Tapia the chance to catch details they couldn't see in pictures.
But how close does the high-tech rendering taken at 28 weeks resemble the real thing? Just hours after Miabella was born at Kaiser Baldwin Park, her parents did a real life comparison.
Side-by-side they saw the similarities. But even with all the preparation, nothing compared with seeing Miabella face-to-face.
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