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Published on Feb 9, 2011 in The Morning News
A baby may be a tiny step for mankind, but it’s a giant one for new parents, especially the adult diapers part. LAUREN FREY DAISLEY unveils the space-exploration secrets of giving birth.
"During my third trimester, I read Mary Roach’s Packing for Mars, which is about the logistics of space travel. So when I was recovering from the birth, astronauts were fresh in my mind—it turns out they have a lot in common with new mothers. Weightlessness: Wishing to find out how reduced gravity affected pregnancy, NASA sent rats into space for the final two weeks of their pregnancies. Luckily, humans were spared the experience; at 38 weeks, it’s hard enough to get around on Earth..."
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