Thanks to 3D printing technology, a blind pregnant lady was able to experience the emotional moment of “seeing” her child during an ultrasound, just like any other mother.
30-year-old Tatiana Guerra lost her sight at age 17, and never imagined that she would get the chance to see her baby in the womb until doctors surprised her with a 3D printout of a digital image of her child.
The doctors allowed her to see her son’s facial features through touch, a precious memory that she would have otherwise never been able to have. In the video which was created as part of a campaign for diapers, the expectant mother asks the doctor what her son looks like, whether he has her nose and what his ears look like.
During the ultrasound, an already-emotional Tatiana describes how she imagines her son to appear, describing the image of him in her mind as having a nose “like a little potato” and a small mouth.
Consequently, they handed Tatiana the 3D-printed image wrapped in a white cloth.
“I am very happy to meet Murilo… before he is born,” she said.