Editing Bajoran (section)

==Biology==

Like many aliens on ''Star Trek'', the Bajorans are human-like in appearance, but have a distinctive symmetrical facial feature: a series of horizontal ridges on the bridge of the nose between the eyes. Despite their human-like appearance, there are several biological differences between the two species.

During pregnancy, Bajoran women experience uncontrollable sneezing fits in lieu of morning sickness. Bajoran women [[gestation|gestate]] for five months, as opposed to the nine months of human women, due to high [[Wiktionary:vascularization#English|vascularization]] between the [[fetus]] and the mother. As a result, any attempt to remove the fetus prematurely, especially during the later stages of pregnancy, would cause massive blood loss to the mother and severe distress to the baby ("[[Body Parts (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Body Parts]]"). During childbirth, Bajoran women must be completely relaxed. Their body produces [[endorphins]] during labor, and thus they commonly feel little or no pain during the process. Typically, labor only lasts an hour, but if it goes on too long, the body stops producing endorphins lest they rise to toxic levels, and the baby will have to be born at a later time ("[[The Begotten]]").