Berlin doctors have captured the first ever MRI images of a baby being born. It’s nice to know that the miracle of birth is just as disgustingly beautiful inside, as it is outside.
The doctors at Berlin’s Charité Hospital created a special “open” MRI scanner (most are tube shaped) to give the necessary room for the mother to do her work. The birth went swimmingly and the MRI scanner captured all the baby’s little movements and strokes from womb to freedom.
And before we all scream TMI, doctors swear that there are scientific reasons to see what’s actually going on in there. These live MRI images could prove vital in understanding the complications and pitfalls of the birthing process.
That baby sure looks like he’s staring mighty intently though, doesn’t he? [Daily Mail]
GeoffC
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 1:59 PMThe picture’s upside down, or the woman was crouched doggy style in the MRI…
Thats the coccyx bone at the top…
Dave
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 2:10 PMIt’s a shame you have zero understanding of anatomy, because if you did you’d realise the baby is staring at the mother’s spinal cord, which means it is facing away from the vagina. Aside from the fact it was a tacky and pointless jibe in the subject and post, it’s also plain wrong. Good work.
Jason Lee
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 2:33 PMIt would appear to be you have no understanding of anatomy. The Vagina is the tube connecting the Uterus to the outside of the body. Given that this was MRI was performed during the birthing process, the baby in question would have been in the vagina, and therefore the title ‘Baby looking at mum’s vagina’ in in fact correct. Unless the baby also has x-ray vision, I very much doubt it is looking at the mothers spinal cord…
Dave
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 4:28 PMUm Jason, you are kidding right?
The white section at the rear of the baby’s head is the cervix, the baby is in the uterus and the vagina is on the right of the white section. Have just confirmed this btw with a midwife who is rather amused at your anatomical descriptions: tube??? I bet that impresses all women you impart your anatomy mastery to ;)
Kim Zhou
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 5:33 PMthat is not the cervix. that is amniotic fluid trapped in a bubble in the birth canal.
the cervix appears to be at the eyeball in this section. the baby’s head is already inside the birth canal.
the white thing cannot be the cervix for 2 reasons.
1. its white, this is a T2 MRI which means dense tissues such as cervical muscle should be dark. fluid is white
2. the bubble is below the level of the symphysis! thats where the vulva should be! the cervix should be far higher than that…..
Matt
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 3:13 PMTacky and pointless. That’s giz for you! But give Casey a break, how often do you get to write or say “looking at mum’s vagina”. Not like that’s a good thing though
JoJo
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 4:00 PMIf you can’t find any humour in “tacky and pointless”, then you probably shouldn’t be on the internet.
Kim Zhou
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 5:36 PMhehe it certainly is a very comical section. the baby’s like “wtf is going on???”
andrew chadwick
Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 7:21 AMBaby canon, Loaded and about to fire , so that’s what it look’s like on the inside. :p Hope mum and bub’s are happy and healthy after that effort.
MikeJ
Friday, December 10, 2010 at 7:39 AMLooks like swamp gas to me.