Postnatal development and behavior effects of in-utero exposure of rats to radiofrequency waves emitted from conventional WiFi devices.
Othman H, Ammari M, Rtibi K, Bensaid N, Sakly M, Abdelmelek H. · 2017
View Original AbstractPrenatal WiFi exposure delayed early brain development and caused oxidative stress in rat offspring, raising concerns about everyday wireless exposure during pregnancy.
Plain English Summary
Researchers exposed pregnant rats to WiFi signals (2.45GHz) for 2 hours daily throughout pregnancy and tracked their offspring's brain development. The study found that prenatal WiFi exposure delayed early neurodevelopment in the first 17 days after birth and caused oxidative stress (cellular damage from harmful molecules) in the brain at 28 days old. This suggests that WiFi exposure during pregnancy may affect early brain development in offspring.
Why This Matters
This research adds to growing evidence that prenatal EMF exposure can affect developing brains. The 2.45GHz frequency used here is identical to what your home WiFi router emits, and the 2-hour daily exposure is actually less than what many pregnant women experience today with WiFi running 24/7 in homes. What makes this study particularly concerning is that it found effects on neurodevelopment during the critical early postnatal period, when the brain is still rapidly developing. The oxidative stress findings align with dozens of other studies showing that radiofrequency radiation can overwhelm the body's natural antioxidant defenses. While this is animal research, the biological mechanisms involved are shared across mammalian species, making the findings relevant for human health considerations during pregnancy.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study. The study examined exposure from: 2.45GHz WiFi signal Duration: 2h a day
Study Details
The present work investigated the effects of prenatal exposure to radiofrequency waves of conventional WiFi devices on postnatal development and behavior of rat offspring.
Ten Wistar albino pregnant rats were randomly assigned to two groups (n=5). The experimental group w...
Our main results showed that the in-utero WiFi exposure impaired offspring neurodevelopment during t...
The current study revealed that maternal exposure to WiFi radiofrequencies led to various adverse neurological effects in the offspring by affecting neurodevelopment, cerebral stress equilibrium and cholinesterase activity.
Show BibTeX
@article{h_2017_postnatal_development_and_behavior_1687,
author = {Othman H and Ammari M and Rtibi K and Bensaid N and Sakly M and Abdelmelek H.},
title = {Postnatal development and behavior effects of in-utero exposure of rats to radiofrequency waves emitted from conventional WiFi devices.},
year = {2017},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28458069/},
}