How are Vuduri children produced?

You'd think by the 35th century, in the universe of Rome's Revolution, everything would be all in vitro fertilization and artificial wombs and baby factories.

Nope.

As mentioned previously, Vuduri men and women still have sex. Babies are conceived. Women carry to them to term and then they are born. Who gets to produce babies is determined by The Overmind and Vuduri never have sex for fun. So each baby is planned and born for a purpose.

After a baby is born, as soon as is practical, they are moved to baby-raising farms called creches and raised by Vuduri who are skilled in that area. Most babies grow up never knowing their parents and frankly don't care.

Rome was different, of course. As a mosdurece, she was born of the union between a full-blooded 24-chromosome woman named Binoda and a 23-chromosome mandasurte named Fridone. Why The Overmind allowed them to have a child is explained at the end of Rome's Evolution. However, Fridone is from a culture where parents raise their children and Binoda, who had already been changed by her interaction with Fridone, allowed it. Thus Rome explained to Rei:

     “What about family?” Rei asked. “Do you still have family? A mother? A father?”
     Rome nodded. “Yes, the Vuduri have parents. But our lives revolve around the Overmind so it is not that important who you live with. I lived with my mother and father for many years, but only because it was convenient. Many Vuduri do not do so.”

So Rome was special but back then we did not realize how special. Everything is explained at the end of Rome's Evolution but guess what? There is still a surprise or two waiting for you at the end of The Vuduri Companion to be released next year!