Humans have never given birth in space but that might not be the case forever. Here's how giving birth in space will be different from on Earth.

Astronaut Stuck in Space for Daughter's Birth. News. By Tariq Malik published 20 November 2009 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In the 1990s, pregnant rats gave birth after a week on a U.S. space-shuttle mission. Each rat pup was born with an underdeveloped vestibular system, the inner-ear structure that allows mammals to ...

After four days, the embryos would come back to Earth to be implanted in their mothers for birth. This was supposed to happen in 2021 and had a price tag ranging between $250,000 and $5 million.

Giving birth in space might cause changes to the human body, including new skin tones and bigger heads, predicts evolutionary biologist Scott Solomon.

It may be the mother lode of all bad timing: Atlantis shuttle astronaut Randy Bresnik is stuck at the International Space Station, hundreds of miles from his pregnant wife Rebecca, who is expected ...

Allegra Hill and Kimberly Durdin launched Kindred Space LA, a birth-support center, in 2018. They aim to address a lack of diversity in midwifery and help people of color safely navigate birth.

“Mothers who used birth plans felt empowered and felt agency to carry out their desires with a leading role in their birth ...

The results of the study, published in the journal Environment International, indicate that proximity to residential green space is associated with higher birth weight and lower odds of having a ...