Evaluation of neonatal outcomes according to the specific absorption rate values of phones used during pregnancy
Authors not listed · 2024
Women who used phones with higher SAR values had a significantly higher rate of delivering small-for-gestational-age babies.
Plain English Summary
Researchers conducted a retrospective study of 1495 pregnant women who gave birth at Konya City Hospital between September 2020 and February 2021. They recorded phone model, average daily phone time, and neonatal outcomes including birth weight, length, head circumference, APGAR scores, and delivery type. The rate of delivering a small-for-gestational-age baby was significantly higher in women who used phones with higher SAR values (p=0.001). A SAR cut-off of 1.23 W/kg showed 69.3% sensitivity and 73.0% specificity for predicting SGA birth. No correlation was found between daily phone use time and SGA birth rate.
Why This Matters
Phone SAR values and daily phone time were higher in the symmetrical SGA group than in the asymmetrical SGA group, but the difference was not statistically significant. Women who delivered preterm also had higher phone SAR values and longer phone use than those who delivered at term, but again the difference was not significant.
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@article{evaluation_of_neonatal_outcomes_according_to_the_specific_absorption_rate_values_of_phones_used_during_pregnancy_ce3634,
author = {Unknown},
title = {Evaluation of neonatal outcomes according to the specific absorption rate values of phones used during pregnancy},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-10-1},
}