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Can a person with good lungs and pregnant go scuba diving?
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No!: Scuba diving is not a safe activity for any pregnant woman (fit or not).
Answered 1/12/2013
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Dangerous to fetus.: This would put the fetus at an unnecessary risk.
Answered 1/9/2020
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Not able to: know safe times for nitrogen toxicity for the baby, safe diving charts are not set up to account for nitrogen bulbs building up in the fetus, the "Bends" could be fatal to the fetus
Answered 12/21/2019
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