Fetal and neonatal responses following maternal exposure to mobile phones.
Rezk AY, Abdulqawi K, Mustafa RM, Abo El-Azm TM, Al-Inany H · 2008
View Original AbstractTen minutes of mobile phone exposure significantly altered fetal heart function, suggesting developing babies are particularly vulnerable to EMF.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed 90 pregnant women to mobile phone electromagnetic fields for 10 minutes and measured heart activity in their unborn babies and newborns. They found that even this brief exposure significantly increased fetal and newborn heart rates while decreasing cardiac output (the amount of blood the heart pumps). These cardiovascular changes occurred in both developing babies in the womb and healthy newborns after birth.
Why This Matters
This study reveals concerning cardiovascular effects from mobile phone radiation exposure during pregnancy. The fact that just 10 minutes of EMF exposure altered fetal heart function suggests that developing babies may be particularly vulnerable to electromagnetic fields. What makes this research especially significant is that it measured immediate, measurable changes in cardiac function - not just statistical associations but direct physiological responses. The finding that these effects occurred in both unborn babies and newborns indicates the cardiovascular system remains sensitive to EMF exposure even after birth. While this was acute exposure, it raises important questions about chronic exposure patterns during pregnancy when many women carry phones close to their bodies throughout the day.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. Duration: 10 minutes
Study Details
To study fetal and neonatal heart rate (HR) and cardiac output (COP), following acute maternal exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted by mobile phones.
The present study was carried out at Benha University Hospital and El-Shorouq Hospital, Cairo, Egypt...
A statistical significant increase in fetal and neonatal HR, and statistical significant decrease in...
Exposure of pregnant women to mobile phone significantly increase fetal and neonatal HR, and significantly decreased the COP.
Show BibTeX
@article{ay_2008_fetal_and_neonatal_responses_2536,
author = {Rezk AY and Abdulqawi K and Mustafa RM and Abo El-Azm TM and Al-Inany H},
title = {Fetal and neonatal responses following maternal exposure to mobile phones.},
year = {2008},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18246230/},
}