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Paige Freshwater & Nicola Croal

'Cursed' image of unborn baby taken during MRI scan left Reddit users in stitches

For most mother's laying eyes on your unborn child's face for the first time on an ultrasound scan is a magical moment. Lots of pregnant women have ultrasound scans several times during pregnancy to keep track of their foetus's growth in the womb.

In some instances however, MRI scans are required during more difficult pregnancies to help doctors determine any unrelated health problems, the Mirror reports. A mum to be has uploaded a 'cursed' image of her unborn baby to Reddit, pictured during her MRI scan and savage users did not hesitate to share their thoughts.

One user joked: "Looks like a cursed jelly baby," while another added: "It kind of looks like Mr Bean to me." Other users discussed whether or not the foetus had a stronger resemblance to Pickle Rick from adult comedy cartoon ''Rick and Morty' or an ''eggplant shaped version of the aliens from Mars Attacks.''

One user said: "This is the funniest thing I've ever seen." Another user added: "I'm pregnant and I can't stop laughing at these."

Explaining the MRI scan in more detail, one user said: "Can confirm - I’m an MRI tech and I’ve scanned plenty of pregnant women. "You can't see them move in real time unless it's a cine sequence. None of what I routinely look at is very interesting to me anymore. I see it every day - it's work."

Users were in stitches over the MRI scan image (r/oddlyterrifying/Reddit)

It comes after actor and comedian Andy Richter left people in stitches after sharing an MRI scan of his friend's pug. With users claiming it to be "simultaneously the cutest and most terrifying thing" they've ever seen, the picture has been shared more than 14,400 times on Twitter.

One user said: "This made me laugh uncontrollably for two minutes straight." Another user added: "Amazing. Pugs may be the only creature to look exactly the same in X-Ray as in visible light."

A third user, who was unsure about the image, said: "Thank you for the happy nightmares this image will bring me tonight." While most users laughed at the poor pug, a vets said it highlights the concerns about selective breeding, which has been having detrimental impacts on the health of the breed.

Rory Cowlam, a vet based in London, told the Independent that although most MRI images, including those taken of humans, would look unusual to the untrained eye, he conceded the pug's snapshot was 'pretty odd looking' He said: "Their faces have been shortened due to intensive breeding by humans, unfortunately.

"They have these massive eyes, bunched up noses - the condition is called brachycephalism. We have, through human selection, bred them to look more like a human baby because we find that cute, but unfortunately that cute look is not very good for the animal."

With other breeds including French bulldogs and Shih Tzus also suffering from the same condition, Dr Cowlam said he would 'actively encourage' prospective owners to think again about buying animals with brachycephalism.

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