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Subject: Re: Birth in Space
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Date: Mon, 22-Jul-85 22:57:40 EDT
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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
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