@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC.ARPA:rohn@rand-unix (07/23/85)
From: Laurinda Rohn <rohn@rand-unix> I'm neither a doctor nor a mother, but I'll comment anyway! :-) From what I'm told about normal delivery procedures, birth in zero gee probably wouldn't be too much more difficult than it is currently. Births are usually performed with the mother on the delivery table in a horizontal position. This doesn't allow gravity to help much at all. (As a side note, doctors are [finally!] beginning to realize that if they position the mother somewhat more vertically, gravity does help as labor is somewhat less difficult and shorter.) Lauri rohn@rand-unix.ARPA ..decvax!randvax!rohn "I told you when I met you I was crazy..."
sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey) (07/27/85)
The birth may or may not be easier, but the pregnancy would be much more
enjoyable!
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