Video: Remarkable 3D prints let parents hold their babies before they’re born

Private baby scan company Baby:Boo allows parents to create a life-like replica of their baby in the womb for them to take home with them.

An image taken from a 3D scan of baby in mummy’s tum is sent off to a firm to be rendered into 360 degree form and printed in 3D.

This can either be presented in a box or mounted in a frame for the wall.

Katie Kermode, 32, owner of the Preston-based firm, said: “People do think it’s a little odd but it’s similar to creating casts of baby’s feet or hands. It’s actually a really lovely keepsake to cherish.”