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Fetal Transporter; My wife would loved one!
Topic Started: Jun 3 2004, 03:29 PM (171 Views)
fireh8er
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A couple of weeks ago, I was watching an episode of Voyager and heard the Doctor mention fetal transporter. It took me awhile to figured it out. When an infant is in distress, just beam them out. My wife had a twenty-three hour labor. I wish they had a fetal transporter that day. :yes:
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Fesarius
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No kidding, eh? Was this the procedure that was used in DS9 when Keiko (due to the accident aboard the Runabout) had her baby 'beamed' into the womb of Major Kira?
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Dr. Noah
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Must be. Screw labor, just beam it out! Being a guy, I won't ever have to experience it myself, but from what I've seen, makes me glad I don't have a uterus.
YIKES!!! :thud:
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Minuet
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Interesting concept. I could have used it with my first kid (20 hours of labour) :jawdrop:
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Dr. Noah
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That's what I'm talking about. If anyone thinks women are the weaker sex, they ought to sit in on a delivery. 20 hours of excrutiating pain. That's enough to make Ghandi start screaming obscinities. :ugh:
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Sgt. Jaggs
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Fesarius
Jun 3 2004, 03:32 PM
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No kidding, eh? Was this the procedure that was used in DS9 when Keiko (due to the accident aboard the Runabout) had her baby 'beamed' into the womb of Major Kira?

Eeeewww... does anyone else find this gross or wierd? How about this. A surrogate mother carries the baby till near the due date, then beams the baby into the biological mother in time for birth the next week naturally! Hormones of course are given regularly to the biological mother to simulate pregnency so as not to shock her body when the fetus arrives. Oh and she has to put on weight somehow too......why did I start down this path....................... :headscratch: <---????? I thought I destroyed the blue chimp last night???? :realmad:
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doctortobe
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There is another aspect that may be problematic. If the mother is not given therapy to simulate the natural end of pregnancy, there could be damage to the mother as the body suffers the physical symptoms associated with miscarriage. They are mostly mild such as bleeding and vometing, but there can be severe mental problems associated with the sudden change in hormones (these often occur after abortions too FYI).

Undoubtedly though, if they have the technology to transport a baby out of the womb and keep it alive in another mother, they would hopefully have the technology to counter the symptoms of a miscarriage.
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There was actually a story on our 60 minutes last Sunday about how C sections are becoming more fashionable, that is that more and more women are opting for that way out.

I believe in the future that the fetal transport would have similar popularity, why go though the pain of labour when you could just beam it out.

Fireh8er: The ep was probably 'Deadlock' - a pretty cool ep huh!
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Jun 3 2004, 11:11 PM
Fireh8er: The ep was probably 'Deadlock' -  a pretty cool ep huh!

Thanks Cp! You know I'm trying to watch as much Voyager as I can. :)
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There was actually a story on our 60 minutes last Sunday about how C sections are becoming more fashionable, that is that more and more women are opting for that way out.

CP,

Yes, they do seem to be a viable option these days. The labor is of course less intense, but according to my wife, they are no fun at all. It's odd not having any feeling below your waist for quite some time.

My wife has had several different deliveries (vaginal in hospital, home birth, C-Section, and VBAC). For the most part, we've found that doctors (because of the potential for suits) do not allow for the option of VBACs very often, even though statistically they would be on solid ground if they chose that avenue. That's why we have had a midwife for three of our children's births. They (midwifes, as opposed to doctors) also allow for a pregnancy to go on longer than the standard 38-42 week gestation period. Since my wife has delivered all of our children later than her due date, it was a viable option for us. :yes:
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Err..... whats VBAC stand for ?
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Fesarius
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CP,

"Vaginal birth after cesarean." There is a school of thought that believes 'once a C-section, always a C-section.' The VBAC refutes this.
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