04. If a woman were to give birth in space, would the baby be affected in any way, either at the moment of birth or later in life? (A K2S Question)

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Long-term effects on any child born in space who stays in space are unknown but there is lots of evidence that says growing children (or animals) need gravity to grow properly. If there is a way to produce gravity in space, then there should be no bad effects.

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Answer provided by Sheryl L. Bishop, Ph.D.

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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