Mobile phone use during pregnancy: Which association with fetal growth? J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 49(8):101852, 2020
Measurement survey
Authors not listed · 2020
The majority of pregnant women believed cell phone use could harm the fetus, yet most continued using phones without special precautions.
Plain English Summary
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Researchers surveyed pregnant women at a hospital in northern Iran about their cell phone use and attitudes. Most participants used cell phones, with only 3.1% being non-users and 6.052% not using during the first trimester. About 64.3% believed cell phones pose risks to the fetus, and awareness was linked to education, residency, and employment.
Why This Matters
The average duration of cell phone use was 8.26 years with about 2.66 hours per day. The authors concluded that healthcare providers should do more to inform pregnant women about potential risks.
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Unknown (2020). Mobile phone use during pregnancy: Which association with fetal growth? J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 49(8):101852, 2020.
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@article{mobile_phone_use_during_pregnancy_which_association_with_fetal_growth_j_gynecol_obstet_hum_reprod_498101852_2020_ce3627,
author = {Unknown},
title = {Mobile phone use during pregnancy: Which association with fetal growth? J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 49(8):101852, 2020},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.5812/compreped.118566},
}Quick Questions About This Study
A total of 322 pregnant women enrolled in the survey.
About 64.3% believed that cell phone use poses risks to the fetus.
Maternal awareness of cell phone harmfulness was positively associated with education, residency, and employment.
They suggested that healthcare providers should increase interventions to inform pregnant women about the importance of the issue.
6.052% of all participants did not use a cell phone during the first trimester.